Bea Arthur Quotes

Although I've had several major career changes, I was extremely hesitant about making some of them.

I do not think my career is over after being at Real Madrid.

I am just at that stage of wondering where I go from here. I came into this business almost by accident, but now it has become serious. What started as a bit of fun, something to do other than be a model, has taken on a different career curve. I have been forced to ask where that curve is going to end up.

Switching from one career to another can be scary, but it also can be a thrilling experience. Look at it as an opportunity to really go after what you want to accomplish in life and make a difference in the world. The key is to take small, conscious steps and prepare yourself for a successful transition.

I don't think you really have to retire from what you do.

I tried to make a distinct point that I wasn't retiring - that I was moving on.

I believe in career cycles and when one is close to ending you start to plan things. It's the moment for a change.

I've moved on with my life and I'm trying to find a path to re-establish my career.

The time to realize that you need to transition out of your job is when you know that you've grown out of the role that you were doing before.

I see a lot of people who change careers in the middle of their life and they think it's a good idea to come in the kitchen.

I don't know if I have a career or not, or where it ends or it begins. I have been working, doing what I do for a long time. But my creative process has always been so tortuous.

I don't think it's by any means an end to my career.

Why isn't it natural for people who have lived and worked at something to want to use the knowledge and capacity in a new way, free from the burden of making a living?

I've kind of looked at my whole career as a spring training invite.

I kind of have never thought about a career path, which is an unusual approach.

It is extremely unlikely that anyone coming out of school with a technical degree will go into one area and stay there. Today's students have to look forward to the excitement of probably having three or four careers.

I had a bonding problem when I went off and boxed for five years. I was over in Europe and Asia fighting because I wanted to do something different; I was tired of acting. But the thing is, when I was done doing that, I couldn't get a job.

I wasn't the kind of kid like Spielberg or Lucas who knew to go to film school. I didn't know at 12 what I was going to do; it took me until I was about 23. I studied journalism in college, but after school, I got a job in public television and I never worked as a journalist for one moment.

I was happy being a journalist. I didn't realize losing my job, my identity went with it.

Now I am ready to set new goals and start a new career for myself outside of the ring.

Every time I've moved, my work has changed radically.

And I discovered after a couple years that I really didn't miss making movies.

I don't use the techniques I learned at NYU much anymore.

'One Tree Hill' was a great learning opportunity for me, and I'm excited to go and apply that elsewhere and see where I end up.

Doors open to you every time you get a different role. So, yeah, the research is my passion; that's why I keep doing it.