Career Commitment Quotes

I've only ever had two vacations in my whole career, and I've been in the industry over twenty-something years!

I've realized as well after five years of being on the road that if I'm going to four or five months of my life to something even if I'm overpaid, it's four or five months of my life away from home, away from my son, away from family and friends. I better believe in it on some level even if it's a big movie.

I had it in my head when I was in college that I wanted to be a writer, but it took me a long time to commit to being a writer. Up until then, I had worked one dead-end job after another while writing on the side.

I would never say, "I'm retired." I believe if I decided to just not work, in six months everybody would just forget whether you were working or not.

I'm loyal to Portland. I want to play my whole career here, but at any moment, they can decide we want somebody else.

I hope my career will be long-term. It's not something I'm taking for granted, but we try to plan that way.

Those who talk about the sacrifices that they make throughout a career, I do not understand too much. For me, the real sacrifice would be getting up early in the morning to work.

There's no doubt in my mind I'll finish my career with the Bears. However that works out, it works out. I can't imagine playing anywhere else.

Nobody should teach anywhere for 25 years, but I did.

I wanted to act; that was my one goal. I wanted to devote all my time to acting and not waitressing or anything else.

Til marriage and motherhood happened, I was devoted to my work. I didn't see anything beyond it.

I spent a few years after college as a Boston public school teacher and I loved it. But I was never committed to it, committed to it as a career.

Fresh out of grad school, I arrived for my first day of work at Deloitte ready for the long haul. For my generation, that's what those early years were about - laying the foundation for a lifelong career with a great organization. More than 30 years later, I'm still with Deloitte, and I have no regrets.

I really thought about being on one team for my entire career, and that was really important to me.

Being able to work in comics at all - I know I came into it from a different medium, but I'd like to stay here. It's not like a weird touristy thing for me.

I've spent over half my life at NBC. This is the only place I have ever worked.

I feel like I'm married to what I do, to the streets. And I feel like when the streets are mad, it's serious.

I had to take false steps and go through hard times to come out to where I am now. I can't imagine living without acting. It's not easy, and I don't disrespect anyone who steps out of it after a certain point. Having a family and a house is cool. It's not a betrayal. But if you're going to be an actor, it has to be more than a passing interest.

I gave up my whole life to my career.

If I'm enjoying something, I'd like to be able to just have it all. Frankly, that's the way I'm approaching my career now. I'm a total workaholic.

For me, now, working and children is it. There's nothing more to life.

I gave up my childhood for a career.

I want to spend as much time as I can with my family, yet I'm aware of having to bring home the bacon.

I always take everything serious when it comes to my career and my life, but this decision to go back to the cage is a big decision for me.