Kristin Bauer van Straten Quotes

People are going to hire you, or they're not, and there's only so much you can do to hedge your bets.

And every job that I had was a stepping stone to my next job and I never quit my job until I had my next job. And so opportunities look a lot like work.

In your career, you must be so careful; otherwise, you get caught in a particular image, and it's hard to break.

I'm trying to cultivate a long-term career rather than get every job right this minute. That'd be putting too much pressure on myself. I'd go crazy if I thought like that.

I never had to pound the pavement and really struggle after college.

You can't model for the rest of your life, so it is important to diversify your career.

One of the difficulties of not knowing for so long whether we were doing a fifth season or not was that we weren't really allowed to go out shopping for work.

People have these ideas of what you're supposed to do to have a career, like play against type, or don't revisit a character. I'm just not that precious.

Best results are often achieved well before you need a job, by consistently networking so that when you find yourself job-hunting you have a large network to work with.

Fox would hire me in a minute. And believe it or not, CNN would, too.

Communications is the number one major in America today. CNN had 25,000 applicants for five intern jobs this summer.

Well, I've always just - I've never really gone out looking for work. I always waited for it to sort of hit me on the head.

It's not like I ride a broom into interviews. I don't hang upside down with a cape on.

My whole career strategy has been to build a base so that I could take the roles I want to play. I'd hate to think that a shorter part might not be available because I was worried about my billing.

First job I went out on in new York I got, and when I came back, the first job I went out on, I got.

Never turn down a job you haven’t been offered.

I have to make myself available for work. If I'm going to sit around only for great roles, I won't get the right one.

Fortunately, our digital age has created some wonderful tools for finding employers and showing your strengths. But when it comes to discovering or keeping a job, nothing beats good old-fashioned face time and up-to-date skills.

If you fail to make a mark, you might not get good work later. So, it is important for every actor to have a plan B to bank on. Here, nothing lasts forever. That's why my husband pushes me to do different things in life.

When you're up-and-coming in your career, yes, maybe you have to dodge certain guys. 'Hey, my wrestling isn't good yet, let me get it on-point and then I'll come back there,' or, 'I'm not going to fight that guy right now,' because whatever, when you're up-and-coming. But once you're already at the top of your game, you're in there, man. That's it.

It was great to fight in training, great to fight in the race, but you don't need to fight in a press conference, or an interview, or a personal interaction.

Charlie Sheen called his boss on 'Two and a Half Men' a 'Jew ki**' and expected to go back to work. That’s crazy. If you could do that and keep your job, then everybody would do it.

Upon further reflection, and after meeting with the President of MSNBC, I have tendered my resignation. It is my sincere hope that all of my colleagues, at this special network, will be allowed to focus on the issues that matter without the distraction of myself or my ill-judged comments.

No matter what the job description says, your real job is to make the boss look good.

If it comes down to your ethics vs. a job, choose ethics. You can always find another job.