Alex Pareene Quotes

I wish Americans thought more like Europeans when it comes to money and work. They take time off, they do what they love. We think work is the most valued commodity. Really the most valued commodity is time.

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

You can only make money doing what you love.

Maybe it sounds like I'm splitting hairs here but I don't wanna perform for a living, I wanna live for a living.

My life may be a pretty crazy life at times, but it's a very privileged one - being able to earn a good living doing what you love. Not many people have such an opportunity.

There's a part of me that wants to be known and make a comfortable living but still be able to go grocery shopping. My overall idea of success is having people I want to work with want to work with me.

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.

I have not cared for money, and I enjoy working. Money comes my way. People work hard so they get enough money. Or they work hard so they don't have to work hard later in life. But though I don't need money, I still work hard because I like what I am doing.

You want to strike that happy medium: the balance of being able to find creative satisfaction in your profession, be able to afford a roof over your head, but still have the freedom to live a relatively normal life.

I don't want to bust my butt for the rest of my life, like my parents.

The reward of labour is life. Is that not enough?

I never want to work. Even when you're presented with these great opportunities, I think, 'I really love being in my pajamas with the kids.'

There is the freedom from want, despair and psychological insecurity that would come from having income sufficient to provide the necessities of life. But there is also the freedom to choose not to work for a time in order to take care of family members, pursue a passion, acquire education or contribute to a worthwhile community project. There is the freedom to start a new business with an uncertain future, the freedom to say yes to a job that pays little but yields joy and satisfaction — and the freedom to say no to a job that pays too little or is demeaning and unpleasant. Why, they ask, should such freedoms be reserved only for the wealthy?

Money is just a low priority for me. I'm more interested in good work than a big bank account.

In my experience, all Americans - Republicans, Democrats, and everyone in between - want roughly the same thing: an assurance that if they work hard, they can create a better life for themselves and their families. They want to feel safe in their communities and secure in their future.

I am lucky enough not to have to take jobs unless I love the material.

I'm pretty spoiled. I work a lot. I go from project to project.

I have an enormously privileged position. I make a lot of money - a matter of public record - I have a huge amount of help, and I'm more in control of the day and what I do than someone working shifts on the checkout, or running the produce department in a supermarket.

I find success to be being able to do what you love and provide for your family by doing what you love.

I love having the laid-back, easy-going, family-priority nature of New Zealand, but I'm certainly enjoying the States in terms of the career opportunities and the enthusiasm I get to find work.

I never met a poor person who wanted to soak the rich; they want to get rich.

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.

I do want to be able to benefit from my work and make a good living, but I love it so much that I would do it for free.

Thanks to my father, I didn't have to face the tough side of life. Probably that's why I always chose love over money.

I'm lucky enough to do what I like for work - not everyone's that fortunate.