Careers Quotes

It’s funny, but when I arrived in California to start college I was much more interested in becoming a surfer and cruise along in life from one beach to the next. I didn’t plan out any huge career for myself.

I have competed before empty stadiums a lot in my career.

Don’t be afraid to ask people ‘why,’ ‘what if.’ Don’t be afraid to attack your career. Get in the game, don’t stay on the sidelines.

There is no reason why marriage should necessarily compel an actress to forego her career.

In my career, there have been three things that were challenging: playing gay; playing a Jewish woman; and playing Anton Chekhov. The scariest part was playing Chekhov!

I think midlife crisis is just a point where people’s careers have reached some plateau and they have to reflect on their personal relationships.

How could you not wanna be in Doctor Who at least once in your career?

I’ve been fortunate in my career to have performed in revivals of great musicals and to have originated roles in musicals that have in turn been revived. And I’m not dead!

One of the reasons for The Walt Disney Company’s long- term success is really the first of Dr. Deming’s famous points, “create constancy of purpose.” In his professional career,

People are afraid of things they don’t understand. They don’t know how to relate. It threatens their security, their existence, their career, image.