Stephen Karam Quotes

I felt like my career was out of my hands.

I'm nervous before every day of work, almost. Even after six years of 'Breaking Bad.'

I feel like I do my best work under fear of being fired.

We all know what this business can do to you... you end up walking on your heels.

To be honest with you, I'd rather not be working. When you work, there are all sorts of deadlines and pressures. I like to do one thing and take my time to do the other one.

There are lots of things that keep me awake at night, but work isn't one of them. I mean, no-one's going to die if someone doesn't like what I do. So I don't feel a great pressure.

I prefer to be busy all day long, and when you work for someone else, you're not busy enough.

While 'Felicity' was successful in the States, and I had opportunities to do other stuff, I didn't want to do anything to make myself more famous. I wasn't dealing well with the celebrity of all of that. I was 23 - just a kid - and not coming from money, it was all just too much. I just wanted to slow it down a little bit, and gain control.

If I don't work for a while, I don't work for a while.

Work, look for peace and calm in work: you will find it nowhere else.

A 2001 survey of business owners with MBAs conducted by the Rochester Institute of Technology found that money was the primary motivator for only 29% of women, versus 76% of men. Women prioritized flexibility, fulfillment, autonomy and safety.

I've finally reached a stage in my career where I can do what I want.

I usually spend my free time worrying about when I'm going to work next.

I don't ever want to have a job where I just punch a clock.

Sometimes I want to control things more than I'm able to.

I would worry that one morning I would wake up and be told that I can't compete any more.

I've no idea if I want to do this for the rest of my life, so I want to try and work with the best people I can.

You don't have to be in our industry to have a panic attack about your career when you're pregnant. Even if you're a lawyer, you can think, 'I'm scared to take time off because I don't want to get passed by.'

When something steps in from the work you are doing and breaks into your personal life... you feel kind of vulnerable.

With respect to keeping your sanity, the more you are dedicated to your job, the more you think about it. And there is so much to think about for the director.

There is pressure from day one when you start your career.

I don't want to say I took myself too seriously, but I put a lot of pressure on myself coming out of school. I saw so many people leave the business behind, certain opportunities disappear for folks who had to go into other professions. That kind of terrified me. As a result, I wanted things to happen really quickly.

The powers that technology and independent contracting give to workers enables them to take greater control of their careers to preserve work-life balance.

I don't want to take anything that's coming in for the sake of work. I want to choose carefully, as I have done since leaving 'EastEnders.'

The reality of a long-term career is that there are ups and downs.