Claire Coffee Quotes

But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting on money to much.

Study what you love, and you'll never have to work a day in your life. It'll be one great adventure.

Sometimes I wonder why I'm not working at McDonald's and how come I have the life I have. I don't know. But I'm happy that I have these choices. That's kinda sappy, huh? But whatever, acting beats pumping gas.

I read a quote by James Dean when I was 17; he said, 'I'd rather starve than do a whole bunch of work that I don't care about.' The older I got, the more I understood what he was saying. If I want to do a whole lot of work that I don't care about, then I would probably be working in a law office somewhere.

Like what you do, if you don't like it, do something else.

Like what you do, if you don't like it, do something else.

When I don't have a movie, I don't take a job just for the sake of working. I just sit it out until I find something I'm passionate about.

Maybe if I found something I was really passionate about, which is entirely possible, I would make another documentary, but it's not a good career choice for anybody. I don't recommend it.

I say always follow your passion, no matter what, because even if it's not the same financial success, it'll lead you to the money that'll make you the happiest.

I would have loved to study medicine, but I was lucky to have come into the profession that I loved. I may not have been very good at it, but I loved it.

The minute you decide to do what you love to do, you have made a life plan for yourself and a career choice.

Modeling is not a passion of mine. I have been having fun with it, but it's just to pay the bills.

I washed dishes so I could make movies. it was never a way for me to make money.

There are lots of things I could have done for the money, but I've made a great living doing the things I want to do.

One thing young people have to always keep in mind when deciding what they want to do with their lives is, is it fun? Is it something that I'm interested in? Is it something I enjoy?

I get to do interesting roles and make a living.

I never really planned a career. I've tried to avoid it. I've tried to do this stuff I felt for, the stuff I like. So, I've just been meeting these fantastic directors who've offered me a variation of different parts and different films.

If I can make a living as a writer, I can do anything.

If you don't see something as a career but as an important part of your life, you don't know how you're going to feel about it.

I think that the best career that someone can have is one that's reflective of their personal tastes.

I could have seen myself going into academia, but I don't love it; I just like it.

Converting your own passions into a job is the fastest method for eliminating any passion you once had.

Fortunately, now I've got myself in a position where things are about story and not money. In my earlier career, it was more about getting my foot in the door and to get enough money to live, to be perfectly honest.

Music was always the distraction, so it was the obvious choice to pursue. My dad always said to find a job I love to do, that way it wouldn't feel like a job. So I did that.

I love what I do, and when I don't love what I do, I'll make a change.