Jennifer Jason Leigh Quotes

I have had such a satisfying career; I've gotten to do so many amazing things as an artist.

I am very satisfied with what I've done in my career and with what I managed to do with Botafogo.

A singer can quit once he or she has made ten great songs; a director can finish once he or she has made five amazing films; a writer just needs to write three great books.

I get asked sometimes 'What's the highlight of my career?' because I've been doing it for so long, and I always have a hard time coming up with something, because so many good things have happened.

I've lived my career backwards - I started off huge and I've got smaller and more personal, and I'm much more comfortable now.

I'm content with what I have done in my career.

I could look back and say I've had a good career.

I really don't have a specific idea of where I want my career to go, I just have an idea of wanting to continue to work and work on things that I like and think are good.

My job is to create myself a career that I can go to sleep satisfied with what I'm doing.

I had this wonderful career and thought I would retire as a teacher.

I mean, you work and you try and find the work that suits you the best and you enjoy the most.

To me, the idea of success is to be able to work with people you admire.

The one guiding principle over my 23-year career in TV has been as long as I'm having fun, I really don't care what the job title is.

It's not about an opening weekend. It's about a career, building a set of films you're proud of. Period.

Now, I am perfectly willing to just enjoy my career by choosing roles simply because I consider them to be a challenge and doing the best possible job I can.

The only way that you can ever continue to have a career and have success and have hits is if you are honest to yourself in the same way that you were in the beginning.

I'm delighted with how my career unfolded.

I've enjoyed all the parts of my career.

Regardless of any experiences in the past, for me it really is important to be engrossed in as much of the creative process as I possibly can. I was surprised with how much the eight years I spent on 'Castle' actually serviced that. I ended up, in a way, having a free education on that show.

I've been very happy with Orbit and am thrilled that they're giving me more chances to explore my creative visions.

When you look back at your body of work, no matter what your career path, by the time you hang 'em up, if you can say, 'This place is in better shape than when I started,' then you did good.

I have always enjoyed my work and have chosen only what I thought was interesting by way of a role.

Being on a low-budget film is difficult enough, and you may as well be working on something that you really believe in and you really love, and for me, that's to play different characters, to play different roles, and challenge myself.

The last 26 years of my career have all been great.

Absolutely I'd be happy with my career.