Emory Cohen Quotes

I'm not telling anyone, 'Quit your job and be homeless to go for your dream.'

Many people crave security and stability rather than risk-taking, and that doesn't make them any less American. They are the workers rather than the job creators, and all societies need both.

I've always had a day job and never been just acting.

A lot of guys spend their lives saying no because it's an easier way to keep your job.

Throughout my career, I have always played it safe with the kind of roles I've taken up.

Rather than risk starting their own businesses, most people seek safer environments, preferring job security to freedom and a steady paycheck to greater wealth. Their fear of failing is greater than the joy of freedom.

When you have to worry about paying the rent, you're never bored. You're just happy to have that job. But once you don't have to worry and reach the point where it's no longer about the money, you're able to look at other opportunities outside of your comfort zone.

Somehow, AI is playing an important role of breaking up the ice of complacency. We have a comfortable life, we just don't want to take risks. AI is threatening too many comfortable jobs to make people think about taking risks again.

The willingness to take risk is largely a function of wealth.

I was very lucky: I started acting in this highly subsidized German theater world, so there was not so much job insecurity. We had great working conditions, long rehearsal times, well paid.

I really think me and my family live humbly. I've secured my life, and I won't have to open the newspaper and be looking for work.

I see so many people living in a bubble. They want to be safe, they want their kids to be safe, and they want their friends to be safe. And I get that. That's awesome and really admirable. But life is not about who gets out the cleanest at the end, or who's the most well-preserved and healthiest.

Once you have been hot and cold, you get real appreciative when you got a place to go every day with decent material, a paycheck to come in, and nice people to work with.

When I feel risk-averse, I am much more likely to surround myself with middle-aged, professional, southern females; I just am.

The biggest concern for most actors has and always will be getting enough work - it's just part of our profession - but a real change is the idea that performers have to be more versatile and entrepreneurial in their careers.

When I was young, you were told that if you had a skill, you would find a job for life and you could bring up a family on the wage.

In life, you have to weigh everything up, even when they are just decisions about your career.

I was always told as a kid the most important thing you could have was a job that paid you sick pay if you needed it and came with a bit of a pension.

You've gotta realize this - you could be working at Burger King or working for the biggest wrestling company in the world.

Success comes with a baggage. When you are successful, there is a lot of temptation to not foray outside of your boundaries and just stick to what is successful. It is very tempting because it is very easy to do.

The two great risks are risking too much but also risking too little. That's for each person to decide. For me, not risking anything is worse than death. By far.

I don't understand people who want to leave a good job. To me, without being terribly judgmental, those are people who haven't gone through their stint of being out of work for long periods of time.

One of my biggest sources of angst is having people so comfortable with a formula that works that they are not challenging themselves or their ideas.

The worship of safety emasculates greatness.

Seek opportunity, not security. A boat in the harbor is safe, but in time its bottom will rot out.