James Cosmo Quotes

I just always loved to perform and I was lucky enough to be in front of the right people at the right time!

There are lots of actors out there who are hugely, hugely talented and haven't got the breaks I've had.

You can be the best actor in the world, but if you don't have that one lucky moment, it kind of doesn't matter. There are a lot of amazing actors who will never get the chance to prove themselves because they won't have that one lucky moment.

I'll pat myself on the back and admit I have talent. Beyond that, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.

Some great people are leaders and others are more lucky, in the right place at the right time. I'd put myself in the latter category. But I'd never call myself a normal designer of anything.

I really feel very blessed, and I don't forget it, either; there's an awful lot of wonderful talent in this world, and I just seem to be in the right place at the right time.

I haven't gotten jobs because I'm famous or I have a big Twitter feed - it's primarily directors. People employ me because I'm right for the part. But then, everybody needs a bit of luck, being in the right place at the right time. You just gotta be in that place for that opportunity to come by.

Becoming an actress was just about being in the right place at the right time.

There are so many actresses who struggle for years to get where I am. It's luck that's worked for me more than hard work.

I feel like I have just been really, really lucky to meet some of the most successful and great actors alive today.

If you happen to be in the right place at the right time, the capitalist system is a beautiful thing.

I've come to learn that you can be very, very talented, but if you're not at the right place at the right time... It's a lot of luck.

I did the whole struggling actor thing and lucked into being in the right place at the right time and getting involved in the first 'High School Musical.'

I started off as a model and struggled for some time until I got a break as an actress. I was too stubborn to let go and was sure I was in the right place at the right time. I just fought and I think that's how I am where I am today.

People don't believe this, but Hollywood really is a meritocracy.

With writing, timing is everything. Being in the right place at the right time.

There is no 'master plan' on the road to the Nobel Prize. It represents a lot of hard work, a passion for that work and... being in the right place at the right time. For me, that place was Caltech.

Fame is as much about luck as it is about talent, perhaps more.

I don't think Hollywood was trying to do anything with me. In fact, they lost interest pretty quick. I think I got lucky, briefly, in the '90s, and it just so happened that those movies were the opportunities that came my way. Then it just kind of stopped.

For any band that ends up becoming really big, yeah, hard work has something to do with it, but a lot of it is just pure luck.

I've been extremely lucky to be a part of these really great shows that have gotten so much attention.

It's no good being talented and not being in the right place at the right time.

It doesn't have to happen for anybody at all, this acting game, so you have to count your blessings. If I am lucky that the right things have come along at the right time, I'm just going to ride that wave.

Certain people get an opportunity because they happen to be in the right place at the right time. It has no bearing on their talent. I don't think we should look at it and feel bitter about it. That's the way the cookie crumbles in all professions.

Everyone's path is really different, and you just have to be in the right place at the right time. 'The X Factor' gave me that chance I needed, that platform.