Guy Martin Quotes

I never would have given up my work to stay home.

I know I did the right thing by taking time off to raise my son. But it also came at a price. I turned down many opportunities over the years because I didn't want to leave him for long periods of time. And in Hollywood, as in any business, the calls stop coming when you don't answer.

My two great fears are either not working or working on something that means you can't do something else you really want.

I did something a lot of people will have to do in this economy if they want to eventually land their dream job. I turned down an offer to take a high-paying position in another field because it wouldn't fulfill me.

Never give up your day job. I do all sorts of things, but at the end of the day, it all boils down to 'The Today Show,' and I love doing this thing, and they will have to blow me out of here with dynamite before I leave.

I never thought I want to do anything, really, except not go to work properly and turn up at the same place every day and eat sandwiches in the same canteen, if I can possibly help it, as I don't think I'd be very good at it.

I try not to and I don't think I ever have just jumped at any opportunity because a company wanted me. Just because there was money on the table doesn't mean that I took it.

I am married to work.

If I didn't want to work for a couple of years, I wouldn't have to-it's a great feeling, to know I'm doing it because I want to do it.

My dream job has already happened.

I'd never take a job where I had to do something that I didn't want to do.

The thing with me is, if I wake up one morning and I'm not happy working as an actress, I'll stop. It's not something I have to do. It's not a vocation.

I can't imagine leaving the restaurant. It's hard for me to separate my life from my work; I'm really thinking about what we're doing every day.

I was always a fan of the game, and I wouldn't have taken this job if I wasn't a fan of the game.

I feel very lucky to be able to call my hobby my job, yet it doesn't feel like one.

I gave up my whole life to my career.

I've only ever had two vacations in my whole career, and I've been in the industry over twenty-something years!

They say, 'We will give you money, but we want you to play this or that.' And I always thought, 'If I'm going to do that, I might as well go back and be a dishwasher.'

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.

There was never a burning desire to be a top actress in the first place. I happily gave up my career to marry Mahesh.

Your job, what you do every day, I think it takes a high priority over anything. That was something I dedicated myself to throughout my career.

Anytime you want to take time off from a job that millions of brothers work so hard to get here, that's not being humble.

There are a lot of things that people love, they just can't do for a living.

For me, call me what you want, as long as I'm working.

Not everybody gets to wake up and do what they love.