I think my mum wanted me to join the army or something, or become a surveyor - something with good career prospects.
There's no blueprint for where I should be. I see myself as a young, good actor who still has a lot to learn. There's nobody at any point in their career who is the finished article.
It is unrealistic to expect an entire profession to be completely good. There are bound to be some individuals who are stressed, who are unkind, who are a bit rubbish at their job, who are in the wrong career.
When you hire good people, and you provide good jobs and good wages and a career, good things are going to happen.
When you have a song on the radio your career and your life changes maybe for the better and maybe for the not so good... depending on how it's going that day.
Many kids turn to selling drugs. It's not a good career choice, but they see it as a way to get money.
A good deed here, a good deed there, a good thought here, a good comment there, all added up to my career in one way or another.
I didn't want to be a fashion designer, and for a good half of my career I didn't like it. I always wanted to do other things.
I was just going at this career - boom, boom, boom! Then all of a sudden, at 38, Oh, my God - I forgot to get married!
I'm only here on Earth to serve God. I never had a career. I don't care about commercialism. I have a ministry and I'll fight for the ministry.
A lot of young actresses have a hard time combining a reasonable love life with a career.
There is nothing more important in my life than being a father. I will never allow any of my career choices or aspirations to threaten this bond.
I don't know why, but in my career and in my life, I often find myself in situations where I am the only girl among boys.
I love it, but it's not important to me to always be thought of as sexy. I like it when it doesn't limit my career. It's a part of my life, but on a secondary plane.
I don't want to be an action star; action star's life is so short. I want my life to get longer. I want my career to get longer.
I don't want to be an action star, an action star's life is so short. I want my life to get longer, I want my career to get longer.
If it was really successful, it was a life calling, a career I was excited about doing, so I didn't think the overall risk was anywhere near as high as what the reward was.
I want to sit and be less career oriented. Snowboard, dirt bike, mountain bike, surf. Just be human. To me, that's an important part of life.
Whatever it is that gives you that confidence will vary from person to person, but I do believe that it is the key to succeeding at anything in life - career, relationships, anything.
I don't know how many hills and valleys I've had, how many times I've had to refocus my world and my life and my career.
You get an image in the first couple of years of your career, and then whether you like it or not, you are stuck with it for the rest of your life.
