Jerry Spinelli Quotes

I would rather work less and do the things that I really want to do.

True luxury is being able to own your time - to be able to take a walk, sit on your porch, read the paper, not take the call, not be compelled by obligation.

To be honest, when I'm home, every day is a Friday for me. It doesn't really matter what day it is for me. A lot of my friends actually have time off during the week, and so it doesn't prohibit me from enjoying myself when I am home on a Monday or a Tuesday.

I hate vacations. If you can build buildings, why sit on the beach?

I don't have a lot of downtime.

I think when you're off the clock, you should be off the clock.

I respect the fact that people have worked hard all week and want to go to the movies on the weekend and be entertained.

I work as often as I want and yet I'm free as a bird.

I don't get tired of my work because you can't get tired of something you love and enjoy! But, having said that, I wish to get a break of four to five days, or at least three days, switch off my cell phone, and do what I want to.

I work in the studio all day, and then I go for a walk with my dog, listening to music on headphones. And Saturday and Sundays, work is strictly out of bounds. It has to be.

Sunday is the only day where I can kind of do my own thing and not have it dictated by the news cycle.

I like what I do for a living. I also like NOT doing it--perhaps even more.

For me, I have to say that I like to work a lot too, but I like not working better. The perfect scenario is when you just worked and you know something's coming up, then you have four, five, six months off. But you know you're going to have a job later.

To be honest with you, I'd rather not be working. When you work, there are all sorts of deadlines and pressures. I like to do one thing and take my time to do the other one.

I am such that person that, when I'm working, I'm like, 'Oh, what I wouldn't give for a weekend off!' And then, as soon as I have more that 18 hours without anything to do, I start shaking. It's really funny.

But I do enjoy the freedom of doing a movie and then having some time off.

I always thought that it's important to have other things, not just work, and I often even suggested my managers take some time off and come back fresh and ready to fight again.

Yeah, my dream would be to work for 6 months and then have 6 months to play, just snowboarding, surfing, and going to cool places to listen and be alone and kinda chill out.

I don't go on vacation. I don't really need vacation.

I'm not an employee who goes to the office every morning at the same time. Then, vacations are needed.

There was a time when I wasn't working a lot. It ebbs and flows. Mostly I was just living my life and playing 'Fallout 3,' a very fun game.

My work is like my vacation, so in a way every day is like Saturday.

For me, the joy of doing it is doodling when I want to. But if I had to do it, I'd lose the joy.

When I'm not working, I'm walking.

There's so much competition for leisure time, more than ever.