Tess Gerritsen Quotes

I am somebody who is very lucky. 'Kaanta Laga' just fell into my lap and even 'Baby Come Naa.'

Everything in my life happened by coincidence. Even my role in 'Delhi Belly.'

I've come to learn that you can be very, very talented, but if you're not at the right place at the right time... It's a lot of luck.

This directing thing just sort of fell my way and landed in my lap.

The film kept me from working as a secretary. It was a real stroke of luck. A miracle.

My life has been a happy accident. Anybody who succeeds in anything should count their lucky stars, because that's the biggest element. It's not hard work; it's not necessarily talent.

My career has been full of remarkable coincidences that have nothing to do with me.

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.

I'm such a profound believer that timing is everything; I would tattoo that on my arm.

How is it the great pieces of good luck fall to us?

I'd rather be lucky than good.

Casting sometimes is fate and destiny more than skill and talent, from a director's point of view.

I don't know if I believe in luck. I think I'm very fortunate.

Acting is a mix of luck and choice. I got lucky.

The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck.

Certain projects find you at the right time.

I guess I got lucky with my sound.

Good luck needs no explanation.

People think I'm smart because Flickr was successful. I'm lucky. Maybe I'm smart, too. But, I'm lucky.

I had never dreamt I'd become an actress. It was destiny that put me in the right place at the right time and gave me the right opportunities.

Timing has always been a key element in my life. I have been blessed to have been in the right place at the right time.

I've had a really charmed life, you know. Things always come to me - they just do.

You have to be talented. You have to work hard; you have to get the right pieces flowin' for you at the right time. And that's just what happened to me. I can't explain what happened.

I have the mentality that sometimes a role is just meant for someone else. If you're supposed to get a part, the light will shine on you. And if not, nothing you do is going to help.

It's difficult because nothing's preordained by plan and you can't control it. That's one of those joys and thrills and nerve-racking realities of being an actor. A lot has to do with luck, no matter what your talent or contribution can be.