Jean Smart Quotes

I love making money, but you can't live your life waiting to get rich in a job that no longer feeds you artistically.

I'm not in this for the money because if I was, I would have jumped out after our first album.

After 'Lost', I never need to take a job for the money again.

I'd tell any coach not to move for money... Stay at your job if you're really happy.

I never wanted money worries to slow me down or make me take a job I didn't want.

I've never done work for money ever. If your choices are based on grosses and the film doesn't do well, what does that mean? It leaves you with nothing.

Choose a field that will supply sufficient remuneration to provide adequately for your companion and your children. I bear testimony that these criteria are very important in choosing your life's work.

My business doesn't keep me warm at night.

When I go back to theater, I feel good about myself. When I do films or TV, it's to make a little bread to pay my mortgage or whatever, and when I've made the money, I do theater again. And when I get a part I like, a part I can work on, that satisfies me. I feed good about myself.

As long as the cheques carry on coming in, and I'm enjoying my work, I shall continue acting.

If you are afraid to fail, then you should go and become a banker.

I wanted to build up a little nest egg and go back to L.A. and choose roles that I wanted to do instead of roles that I had to do to pay the bills.

I never wanted to take a job because I needed money, and I never have.

'ER' was an all-consuming universe, but I don't have a single regret. It gave me some of the greatest friendships I have and afforded me one of the rarest commodities in an actor's life, which is the financial security to pick and choose jobs for factors besides the paycheck.

I didn't choose this career for money. When I started training, I did it because I liked it, and I never had money for anything in my life.

I've made a lot of money, I'm happy where I'm at. I've got a good family - I don't really need to play football.

I've had moments in my career when I've made more money and had more success than at other times, but I've realized being happy has very little to do with any of that.

But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting on money to much.

Only when you are self-employed do you fully realize how much more efficient you become when your output directly correlates with how much money you make.

I do want to be able to benefit from my work and make a good living, but I love it so much that I would do it for free.

I'm lucky enough to do what I like for work - not everyone's that fortunate.

There are lots of things I could have done for the money, but I've made a great living doing the things I want to do.

I feel lucky that I've been able to make a living from painting any idea that comes into my head.

I've been very lucky in the characters I've chosen. Up until last year I was a nobody. I did jobs I booked because I needed to put food in my mouth.

If you become a creative writer with the idea that you are going to make a whole lot of money, then maybe this isn't the best choice for you.