Naseeruddin Shah Quotes

I know most people don't like their jobs very much and don't get a lot of personal satisfaction from their jobs. That's something that I really do get a lot of.

I don't want to say work is who I am, but some people feel more centered and more whole when they're producing and creating.

In an ideal world, nobody's work would be just about the money. People could pursue excellence in what they do, take pride in achievement, and derive meaning from knowing that their work improved the lives of others.

Now most people do not want an ordinary life in which they do a job well, earn the respect of their collaborators and competitors, bring up a family and have friends. That's not enough any more, and I think that is absolutely tragic - and I'm not exaggerating - that people feel like a decent, ordinary, fun life is no longer enough.

I'm pretty darn happy with my day job.

As long as I can apply my craft, I'm happy.

My work is my ultimate source of happiness.

I love my role, I love the job I do.

You cannot appreciate the sense of satisfaction that I get from my job.

I love waking up in my home and being with my children and my husband. And I get an enormous amount of satisfaction out of my work. I really love working. I said it: I love working. It really grounds me, and I like helping people.

My career means the world to me and it's something I'm very proud of.

But doing 'Parenthood,' I've never ever been happier in 35 years. I drive to work and I drive home. I'm like a factory worker and that is in my DNA. I love having a steady job with the same people. It's made me so much calmer and more content. Now I just hope the series goes on for 15 years.

I think about the work I've landed, and I think to myself, 'If I never land a job again, I could still die happy.'

I do want to be able to benefit from my work and make a good living, but I love it so much that I would do it for free.

I am through with baseball forever. I have my farm and my home and enough to take care of me, so why should I work and worry any longer?

I just love what I do so much.

It's almost a problem how much I enjoy my work.

I'm barely at home enough to enjoy the simple lifestyle that I want to live.

People think that at the end of the day a man is the only answer. Actually, a fulfilling job is better for me.

I've only wanted paper and beautiful colors. It was my dream, and it still is my dream. And books. They're all I need, and the rest I can do without.

I think all those people I did stories about measured their own success by the joy their work was giving them.

Doing beautiful things is its own reward.

It just seems there's better things to do in your life than be on television if it's not interesting, if it's not challenging, if it's not fun. You know? When it stops being those things for me, I'll stop making television.

I don't really measure success by anything other than if I am happy. That is success to me. Am I happy waking up every morning? And despite the challenges of running my own business, do I look forward to going to work? Absolutely.

The happiest people I've found are in science. These people have three times the IQ - maybe I'm exaggerating. They have a higher IQ than I do. They love what they're doing, they have a good family life, they're satisfied.