Judith Light Quotes

I've achieved a certain amount of success and now I'm thinking about the good things I can do.

I love to be able to do something positive with what celebrity I have. I like to be able to make it about something bigger than me; if I can help in some way, I'm happy to do that.

I'm from Africa, and I have to give something back to my community. You all know that I've been doing a lot of charity stuff without knocking at any door. I'm taking my own wages to do it, and I will keep doing it until the end of my career.

ANYONE WHO GIVES ANYTHING—TIME, MONEY, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND NETWORKS—IN ANY AMOUNT, TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD.

All of the charities we're involved with have touched me in one way or another on a personal level. There are about eight or nine charities that I support.

Doing good for the community is something that should be a part of who you are. The more you get, the more you should give back.

I believe in giving back.

It's the main reason why I continue to push myself and my career to do more and more as the amount that you're able to raise for charity and to give to charity by my celebrity.

When you're in a position to have gotten so much, the gift at this point is giving back.

I very much believe in teaching young people about philanthropy, and to give back.

I always learned to be philanthropic... to give back.

I believe in giving back very strongly.

With my charity Big Dreams For Kids, I believe the more you give, the more you receive.

Everybody, not just stars, should take up the responsibility of giving back to society. It doesn't matter how much you give, but what really matters is if you are willing to give something.

Once you start getting into giving back, it gets addictive.

I try to pay it forward. I do a lot of philanthropic and charity work. Some of my greatest awards, greatest rewards, have not been for comic work but for charity work.

I want to be more than just an artist and be a people's person and do a lot of stuff for people.

For me, it has always been about using my platform to help others.

I actually love to give back.

We always work for money but when you do something for The Banyan, you feel so good.

My mom taught me from a young age to give back and volunteer any chance you get. It was something that I knew, if I made the NFL, I would financially have the ability to do.

I have to give back. For me, it would be a failure if I could not give back.

We feel like if we can give back, that's what we are called to do. So we've been fortunate to do a lot of really cool things and touch a lot of people's lives.

This is basketball. It's All-Star and all that stuff. That's not what it's really about. It's about making a difference and impacting the kids and helping people in need. That's what it's about.

[On charity] I try to pick subjects that I can learn about and then focus on and then do as much as I can. If you have a tremendous amount of heat from the spotlight, then you're able to shine a little bit more of your light in a different direction. It's just deflecting. My dad calls it a celebrity credit card that you can cash in. I think if you're in this position you should do it.