Ronald Koeman Quotes

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

The biggest mistakes I made in my career were when I said, 'If I do this movie, I'll be able to do a couple more movies.' Those are the times I really got ugly.

I'm just focused on exploring new opportunities.

My agent and I try to be picky with roles so that I can drive my career in different directions and be different, creative characters. I want to be an actor for the rest of my life and to have fun with my career. So I told him that I wish I could do a movie that already has a fan base. And then 'Twilight' came along!

But I want to do good work, after this series.

What I wanted more than anything was a long career.

I want to work for a long, long time and keep growing in my work, and if I am very lucky and very blessed, maybe somewhere along the line there will be one movie in there that becomes a classic.

All I've done is work... I arrived in Los Angeles in my early 20s and I've been pounding the pavement ever since.

I have been working for over 30 years and am always wondering about where I am and where I am going. It does not stop and become a fixed event of achievement.

I want to build something I'd be happy to be employed by 10 years out.

A career is a journey. I've been fortunate enough to work and be very successful over three decades, but I haven't achieved nearly what I want to achieve yet.

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.

It wasn't until I did 'Hugo' where I sort of started to think that this could be something that I do for a long time - not necessarily the rest of my life, but we'll see.

It's often said that if doing something was easy, everyone would be doing it. I think that's particularly true when you're trying to make your mark or architect your own career. There's often not a path to follow.

You can never... any job you do, you can never think about the bigger picture.

I'm hoping that other people can learn from me, both the mistakes I've made or the opportunities I've had, or for the decisions I've made: for instance, not to go and take a lot of different jobs in a lot of different places, but to stay in one place for most of my career.

If you're happy being at a big club but playing reserve team football, I never really understand that.

When I left Arsenal, it was because I had done everything there and a big club like Real Madrid wanted me and even David Beckham couldn't turn them down.

I want to have a career in 10, 20 years, so it's harder now, and maybe more stressful now, but in the future, hopefully it will all pay off.

If it is possible I want to finish my career at Manchester United.

For me, at the level I'm playing at, I would love to finish my career at Liverpool if you gave me that option.

Shakhtar specifically are proud when traditional clubs from Europe come knocking, and I knew it would be quite hard to convince them to let me join City. Listen, I am absolutely thankful for the opportunity they gave me, but I also think I worked my socks off for that club, and it was time to look after my career.

Chelsea have given me the opportunity to play in a top team with top players, so I will try to be as successful as possible here.

I am happy at PSV, but I am a player with a lot of ambition.

As you build your career, you know where you want to go. I'm definitely moving towards films. That's definitely a goal. I'm definitely going to put it out there.