Mahira Khan Quotes

The day after the Oscars, I flew back to London to film a television play for Anglia. It was a big mistake because you never really get acknowledged for wanting to work in England, as I did.

There was a time where I chose my jobs based on what jobs were available to me, so I would choose 100 percent of them.

There have been moments when I was on a modeling job, and it was the most fantastic thing in the world. And there have been moments where I've realized, 'Okay, I'm ten years old, and I've spent the past six hours outside in the rain.' It taught me how to be specific about what kinds of projects I wanted to do and what kind of work I wanted to do.

I don't want to have to be a teacher so I can be a comedian.

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

I know I won't be a manager, I don't want to do it, never.

As you move along, it's about choices. Once you've gathered enough credits, you have to be more specific. You have to know what level of show you want to work on and be willing to turn down a lot of work to have the career you want.

After all, didn't I blow a magnificent career?

I wanted to be a vet before I got into comedy, but then once I found out how much gore goes into that job, I wanted nothing to do with it.

When I was a child, writing was the worst possible choice of a career in my family.

My four criteria: I don't want to work with people I don't like; I don't want to work in a business I either don't like or don't understand; I don't want to work for nothing unless I choose to, and I do a fair amount of that already; and I want to have some fun.

As a child I wanted to be a professional athlete or lawyer.

When I was a child I wanted to be a petrol pump attendant. I suppose you have all sorts of thoughts as a child and at the time I figured that it was a way to avoid doing anything like going on stage.

I have always advised people never to apply for a job you do not really want.

I'm open to working anywhere, but not on anything.

If I was ambitious in my career, then I would have moved to the United States and given it a good go at films.

Choosing a role is very difficult. There's no way to have a strategy.

I remember when I was 12, talking with my friends about what we wanted to do with our lives, astronauts, forensic detectives, all these different jobs. And the only thing I could think was an actor.

Dad and mom would have preferred that I be a doctor, a lawyer, a scientist, or a great humanitarian.

KWMR is my radio station, and I intend to have a job there as I get older. That's what I'm lobbying for. They don't need me. They've got plenty of people. But let's see if I can make myself indispensable.

I don't like to just grab any ol' role.

I don't know if I ever entertained an academic career, nor did I ever think I'd become a feature film-maker in the market.

My goal was always to take a talk show to the network. I never wanted to be on MSNBC.

I know straight away if there are roles I don't want to do, and I have a lot of arguments with my agents about those.

I loved fashion, I really did, but I was not obsessed with it. I wanted to be behind the scenes, like in that movie 'Broadcast News.' Holly Hunter - her I wanted to be.