Dominic Holland Quotes

My dad used to cut out newspaper ads and post them to me in the hope I'd get a proper job.

I mean, I knew I wanted to do this kind of thing in school, but to actually have somebody that would bring you into that world, that was really exciting, you know?

On Career Day in high school, you don't walk around looking for the cartoon guy.

I kind of have never thought about a career path, which is an unusual approach.

I have always advised people never to apply for a job you do not really want.

I really don't make a concerted effort to try to find a type of role.

Choosing a role is very difficult. There's no way to have a strategy.

It didn't seem remotely possible. I had no idea how people got those jobs, I didn't know what the steps were, it never even dawned on me. It seemed so outside the realm of possibility.

My only advice is to try to get the job that's most like the job you want, rather than the one that's more prestigious. Always try to be the talent.

I don't think I've ever had a real desire to pick out any particular role - I just see what comes up.

I'm not great at judging a career. Or planning one.

You wouldn't try and make a cake without a recipe book. Careers are just the same.

I think with anything career-related, there really is no rush.

When I left university with a history degree, I had no idea what I wanted to do, and I was terrified of accidentally ending up in the wrong career.

As you move along, it's about choices. Once you've gathered enough credits, you have to be more specific. You have to know what level of show you want to work on and be willing to turn down a lot of work to have the career you want.

We're not a vocational school. If someone wants to get a high-paying job, I would hope that there are easier ways to do it than working through a formal computer science curriculum.

I rarely need career advice because I don't have a career. No, that's not true. I can't really go far away while my kids are living with me.

I planned on being an English teacher, but I don't know where that went.

I realized that I would have some very tough sledding, and I was very discouraged because I didn't see much hope of getting into the field I wanted to get into with no college education.

The most important thing is to talk to people that have jobs that you might like and to see what they say the job involves.

I have no big career plan. It is better for me that way.

Up until like five seconds ago, I just took what jobs came along.

I do want to finish my education. I just don't think that Boston has a big enough market for what I want to do.

My high school career counsellor said I shouldn't pursue music as a career.

I think it's been confusing for people because I haven't had a linear career.