I am not a professional politician.
I have been an everyday player my whole career.
I don't think I've ever done anything professionally.
Writers were never meant to be professionals. Writing is not a profession, it is an activity, an essentially amateur occupation. It is what you do when you are not living.
Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur.
I like amateur things.
Obviously, I'm not a trained actress, and right now I'll come out and say I'm glad I'm not.
Kinsey was never a lawyer. She's strictly blue collar.
I'm not a politician. I'm not a lawyer. I'm just a country boy.
I like to dance, but there's nothing professional about it.
Thyagaraja was not a professional musician. He did not sing for situations. He was music himself.
I was pursuing the arts with theater in school, and I was doing after-school activities, but not in any real movement towards a professional career.
I'm not a professional politician, I'm a problem solver.
It started as a hobby when I was a kid, and I'm finishing as a hobby.
Honestly, in retrospect, when I referred to the actors from 'Prince' as non-actors or non-professionals, it was actually a great disservice to them. The fact is that they are all actors and should be viewed that way by the industry. It was our casting process that was non-professional.
I do not purport to be a professional politician.
My work is just a hobby. No, I wouldn't want to do it professionally. It's too hard. Deadlines are no fun. But I can sit and tweak all night and not worry about time.
I don't think exactly like a professional economist. I think about economics and economic ideas, but somewhat like an outsider.
When I was 14 years old, I was by no means trying to work professionally at all.
I don't think that I ever believed that poetry would be a career. I have always thought of poems as something more private than professional... I would never introduce myself as a poet. I will always have some other thing that I am.
I'm an amateur.
I'm not a real producer, so if someone asks me to produce, it's only because they like my sound. I'm not a professional, all I have is my own way of doing things, my little tricks.
I never thought, "I'm going to be an artist". When I actually began to become successful in the art world I made it a point to say, 'I am a dilettante, I am not a professional artist", which is true.
I really do love psychology and philosophy but I'm no professional at these things. Because I love seeing the true side of humanity, as I've continued that, I have ultimately lent towards philosophy and psychology but it is not something in which I try to study.
I am an amateur and I intend to stay that way for the rest of my life.
