Phillip Phillips Quotes

I see each project as an opportunity to grow as a person and as an actor.

The most important thing is to recognize how important it is to market yourself and make connections.

In terms of my development as an artist, playing Professor Sprout wasn't all that important because she is well within my capabilities as an actress. But in terms of marketability, it made an enormous difference.

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.

I've had a very interesting career. I get to do amazing things and work with amazing people and travel and learn languages - things most people don't get the opportunity to do.

In life we try to grow and better ourselves. As an artist, I feel like I've grown tremendously.

I am capable of much more. I guess every artist feels that way. If you are satisfied, you begin to stagnate. I want to grow as an actress every day. There are so many things you can learn, and you can improve upon your skills and abilities every day.

You always have to avoid working for the sake of putting yourself out there.

I was really lucky that, through my 20s, I got to work with some amazing people, and I tried to sit back and watch and learn.

One of the greatest things about being an artist is, as you get older, if you keep working hard in relationship to what you want the world to be and how you want it to become, there is a history of interesting growth that resonates with different moments in your life.

If you do your job properly you usually learn a lot from any role you do.

I've accepted I can't rely on my work alone; I must market myself. The truly spectacular roles do go to the girls who actively promote their popularity.

'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.

When I was working on my career, I was very aware of what I had done, what I wanted to do next. I'm having a good time just reading things that might be interesting to do.

Many artists who don't go off to art school come to New York. It's about what you learn when you're here.

I think as far as self-promotion goes, I probably have a lot to learn.

Some people can be choosy because they're ultratalented or lucky or whatever, but yeah, there are certain things that might not be the greatest thing on my resume. But I don't sit back and go, 'Gosh, I wish I didn't do that.' It's all part of the growth of a career, whether you're an entertainer or a librarian.

You work on a show like 'All My Children' - we know what it is, but you're still able to grow outside of it. It's the perfect situation. I learned. I grew as an actor. I worked with professionals. I got paid.

I had great teachers, great ensembles, and great companies to work with who supported my career.

I always recognized that modeling would allow me to see and do a lot, so I looked for opportunities to learn and grow.

You hope to be a part of something that makes you a better artist when you leave.

As an artist, you keep learning. You draw out different parts of you.

I still have to hustle to get jobs, audition and put myself out there.

I'm just trying to get an exposure and make my day.

There were a lot of challenges I had to face on 'American Idol' that helped me grow in a few different ways that I'll take forever with my career.