No I.D. Quotes

Never turn down a job because you think it's too small; you don't know where it can lead.

My advice to young people is to get something that's growing because that's how you get career opportunities thrown at you that you don't deserve, if you will... that come at you early because the firms need you.

I hope there are going to be plenty of more roles to come.

Some people can be choosy because they're ultratalented or lucky or whatever, but yeah, there are certain things that might not be the greatest thing on my resume. But I don't sit back and go, 'Gosh, I wish I didn't do that.' It's all part of the growth of a career, whether you're an entertainer or a librarian.

I could be earning a lot of money as a consultant, or gone higher in education.

No disrespect to Cardiff but they probably needed me more than I needed them, when I was appointed.

When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.

I don't believe in that kind of pragmatic career ladder stuff.

I tell people in their careers, 'Look for growth. Look for the teams that are growing quickly. Look for the companies that are doing well. Look for a place where you feel that you can have a lot of impact.'

I sacrificed six years in L.A. I did my job out here. I made contacts and did the work I had to do.

There are many exceptions, but New York is a great place to start a career.

I've never really had much of a career plan, and interesting opportunities kept cropping up.

My life has been quite interesting professionally.

My agent in Sweden used to send off interview tapes but I decided to take it upon myself and come to London to visit casting directors which is when things first started taking off for me. I love Sweden but the industry out here is quite small so when I was given the chance to go internationally I took it.

It's because of 'ER' that I've gotten the opportunity to get the work.

I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves.

A rule of thumb: If the company you work for provides a product or service that's pretty much the same as what was offered last year and a few years before that, it might be time to start looking for something new.

David Moyes was one who, at a certain crossroads in my career, he was there. And since then, I've kicked on. That's why he played such a big role in my career.

I get offered work these days.

I can't say there were parts I was offered and turned down, but there were meetings for parts that I didn't go to, meetings I should have gone to, meetings I was advised against going to. I listened to that advice.

When I was leaving NBC News to go to CNN, people would say, 'What?! Why would you possibly leave the 'Today Show' to go to cable?' If I would've listened to people, I would've been on a great platform, but I wouldn't have grown as a journalist. So far, most of the steps in my career have been really good.

I've been really fortunate to go from series to series to series.

I already get 10 job offers a year, which is more than I can handle anyway.

My first real break was meeting my manager, Julie Gibson. She's the one that introduced me to Ford and Innovative and got me started.

How valuable NBC Magazine was in my career is questionable.