A. James Clark Quotes

It is always great to come back to your own college.

The biggest thing I learned at Wisconsin was, it's all who you work for, not where you work or what level.

I think it's critical that you feel you're working for a person who is committed to advancing your career.

If I'm going to be away from my family, I'd rather it be working with my friends.

I have made some of the best friends that I've got in this business.

I have a very simple approach in career: You work with the people you love.

In my career, I thought I've never wanted to get anywhere in particular. I just wanted to work with interesting people on interesting projects.

I feel like I've been fortunate enough that I've gotten to meet and work with some really passionate people.

The person who gives you your first job is so important in any industry.

My first real break was meeting my manager, Julie Gibson. She's the one that introduced me to Ford and Innovative and got me started.

I don't do a lot of strategizing, career-wise. I was approached by Chris and Phil, the guys who did 'The Lego Movie.' They gave me my first job on 'Clone High.' We've been friends forever, and they asked me if I wanted to write something with them.

I'm extremely excited about returning to my alma mater, working with my amazing professors and being part of Muhlenberg Theatre & Dance once again. I believe the program to be the absolute best in the nation!

The first time I mentioned publicly that I had known Viola for some time, many people took it like Viola got me the job in 'Fences'.

It's hard to say that it gets any better to be at your alma mater and run a major college football program.

You need to be really great at your job. You need a strong network of peers, and you need a strong network of mentors.

In college, I interned for Diane Sawyer my sophomore summer.

Getting work is not tough, but to work with people I always wanted to is difficult.

Sometimes a job comes to you, and you didn't ask for it. Your work in the past hires you, and that's nice.

It's always cool to go back to where you played in college.

In my industry who you know is very important.

I had best friends who were in the industry, and I'm like, it's cool if you get a job, and I'm happy.

For me, it's very important that the people I'm working with are feeling happy.

Georgia Southern was such a big part of me getting my start.

I often run teaching down in my standup, but I had some great years, and it's a great job. It represented a place where I knew what I wanted to do but didn't have the courage.

Stay as connected as you can. Sometimes that means you're going to do a job that may not pay you much but may give you a great connection. If the work is not going the way you need it to go, create your own!