David Hyde Pierce Quotes

I've had moments in my career when I've made more money and had more success than at other times, but I've realized being happy has very little to do with any of that.

I think success right now is not about how famous you are or how much you're getting paid, but it's more about if you're steadily working and you're happy with what you're doing.

Well, I have one of the best jobs in the world.

I'm really fortunate that I am in continuous work and I love what I do. And I think that there's a reason that it keeps happening. So while that keeps happening, I will be thrilled - and feel lucky - to keep doing it.

I love the job I'm doing.

I say always follow your passion, no matter what, because even if it's not the same financial success, it'll lead you to the money that'll make you the happiest.

Absolutely I'd be happy with my career.

I couldn't be happier with my career.

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.'

The happiest I ever been was when I was a struggling actor. I've had big houses and small houses. I always had work available for most of my career. When I actually had to find jobs to make money, that's when I was happy.

Happiness does not come from football awards. It's terrible to correlate happiness with football. Happiness comes from a good job, being able to feed your wife and kids. I don't dream football, I dream the American dream - two cars in a garage, be a happy father.

I hope that in 5 years from now I'll be working and doing what makes me happy. Whatever that may be.

I'd tell any coach not to move for money... Stay at your job if you're really happy.

I just want to be able to have fun, make a living, feed my family and create something that I'm proud of, and I'm all those things. It's great.

Success in its highest and noblest form calls for peace of mind and enjoyment and happiness which come only to the man who has found the work that he likes best.

Life started getting good when I started making money.

Life is too short to be doing work that doesn't make you feel happy and fulfilled. I'd rather wait for the right project, as opposed to just taking whatever is handed to me.

The perfect thing for me is to be on something I love, where I'm doing it and have enough money not to be poor, and I'm allowed to go on vacation.

I'm so happy when I'm working.

It's a tough business. To my parents or to their friends, I was not a success, but to me I was a huge success. I was having a blast. I was working on shows I loved, I was working with actors I loved, and I was making a living as an actor. And I loved every second of it.

Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I'm concerned, that's success.

Professionally, I feel like I won the lottery and I am the luckiest person in the entire world.

As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.

I enjoy every role I do.

I am one of the lucky people in the world: I found something I always wanted to do, and I have enjoyed every single minute of it.