Learning On Job Quotes

On my first TV job I didn't have a clue. They'd tell me to hit my mark and I had no idea what they meant. You just pick it up. And ultimately, all it's really about is pretending to be someone else.

I never went to drama school, so that was more like I was getting away with it.

Samantha Bee said to me when I first started on the "Daily Show", she was like no - there is no - the only way you'll learn this job is by doing this job.

I am an entrepreneur, but not in the conventional sense. I have learnt business as time passed, but I do not have a B-school education.

Stanford had no journalism program so I just learned by doing, effectively.

You learn on the job. When I was a young lawyer and got a case, I knew nothing about the subject. You start reading, you look for the philosophy behind it, and by the time you are actually in a court of law, you are a master.

Film schools didn't exist when I was growing up. I learned by working with clever people. Good writers and cinematographers.

When you start a TV show, you're not necessarily thinking, "Are we setting up what we need for season seven?" You're just trying to stay on the air, and you try to learn your job as you go, and do what you can.

When you work for someone, you never realise how much you are learning. It is only when you leave and you reflect back on life.

I got into a Broadway show before I ever sang and danced. I learned how after I got in the show.

I never did any training in journalism or in finance, so I really was in the deep end. I got very good at going to press conferences and nodding. I'd figure it out when I got back to the office. Charts and numbers. I've never been great with facts, ever, my whole life. For a journalist, that's not a very good trait.

I was 12 years old, so auditioning for a TV show was something I didn't even think really happened. The next thing you know, I ended up booking the gig and I did four seasons on 'Emily of New Moon.' I got to learn on the job and kept going from there.

I didn't go to film school. I got my education on the set as a niche publicist in the film industry.

In my generation, there was no sushi school, no cooking school, so people have to learn from working.

I am not against it if someone does homework or workshops, but I came to the industry without any proper training. So I go according to what the director narrates to me.