Eugenie Clark Quotes

I don't want to take up a project for the sake of it. I want to work and follow my passion, and not anything else.

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

When work seems like a job, I don't do it anymore. I always want it to be something I'm interested in and something that challenges me.

I believe that we have been doing this not primarily to achieve riches or even honour, but rather because we were interested in the work, enjoyed doing it and felt very strongly that it was worthwhile.

You don't always get to work as much as you like, because I'm waiting to find things that I care about. Sometimes that's frustrating.

I enjoy my work, and I take what appeals to me.

After 'Secretary,' I was wanting very badly to find something to make that I really cared about.

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 think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you.

Doing something because it's quote-unquote a good career move doesn't really appeal to me.

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.

I'm the type who'd rather not work than work on something I'm not into. I've done that a couple of times, and I feel like I can totally see it in my performance.

If I didn't want to work for a couple of years, I wouldn't have to-it's a great feeling, to know I'm doing it because I want to do it.

I've always said in my career and in my life I only do things I'm interested in.

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

The key is to join an industry that you have a passion for. If you love cars, then automotive is where you should end up.

There's no pleasure in working if you don't do the things you want to do.

I think 'work' is anything I'm doing with intention and purpose. There is absolutely no negative connotation to the word 'work' for me - I feel lucky that I get to wake up every day and spend my days doing things I believe in.

I don't think of careers from a functional perspective or from a subject matter perspective. I think of careers as, how do you like spending the time in your day? What makes you happiest? What are you most passionate about?

I'm not interested in doing work that doesn't captivate me.

When you have a job you know you'd do for free, it takes a lot of the pressure away to be successful at it. So if it's doing theater in New York or teaching acting, I'm down for all of it.

Best way to measure your passion is simply asking would you do it for free? If money is your motivation, then it's not really your passion.

I didn't choose this career for money. When I started training, I did it because I liked it, and I never had money for anything in my life.

When I graduated from UCLA, I actually started interviewing for banking jobs. But at some point I realized a career in banking felt more like a continuation of school than a passion.

For me, quality of role is important, and if a role excites me, I do it.