Joe Penny Quotes

The whole goal for me with my career is just follow good projects and good parts and challenge myself as much as I can.

And so I'm still giving some thought - I will transition hopefully into the corporate world. And I look forward to getting involved in several other areas that I have a great interest in.

I expect if you are going to come out of the shadows, then you're going to want to have some type of hope in the future that you're going to improve your life and, yes, accomplish that American Dream.

I got the first job and kept going. Once I got a job, I very much wanted to keep getting jobs, basically. I did try to learn what I could in those first couple of decades.

Now I am ready to set new goals and start a new career for myself outside of the ring.

I have been working for over 30 years and am always wondering about where I am and where I am going. It does not stop and become a fixed event of achievement.

I'm excited about developing as a Diva and finding where my place is in this company.

I must say I have turned down several great companies, so I'd probably say I have to keep learning.

I felt that as an actor I continued to excel and felt really comfortable and confident in myself that I wanted to at least give it a go and picture myself doing other things. It was testament to 'Emmerdale' that they gave me the confidence and creativity to pursue other challenges.

I never expect someone to work with me forever. I want to give you the experience needed so that when it is time to pursue what you want to in life you are ready.

I'm really excited to see what the future hold for me in terms of work. It's going to be hard, but it's going to be good hard work, and I'm really excited for the challenge that awaits me.

I think I was about 16 when I first figured I wanted to be an actor. I wanted to be a fighter pilot before that, but then I thought I don't want to kill people so that ruled that out.

I'm more interested in where I'll be in five or 10 years than where I am now.

Life changed at 40 for me, as predicted by my acting teacher when I was leaving college. I became more hirable and more interesting... I'm not sure why.

Your path at 22 will not necessarily be your path at 32 or 42.

I tell people in their careers, 'Look for growth. Look for the teams that are growing quickly. Look for the companies that are doing well. Look for a place where you feel that you can have a lot of impact.'

I sacrificed six years in L.A. I did my job out here. I made contacts and did the work I had to do.

It's beyond my control who's going to cast me or how you're going to pigeonholed, so for me, it's just I want to keep doing different things because I want to get better, so hopefully I'll be hired to do them.

My life has improved so much since I stopped doing interviews.

I'm just focused on exploring new opportunities.

I don't regret doing any of my films. All of them have been great learning experiences, and they have contributed to making me what I am today.

I thought I was going to be a bum the rest of my life.

I need to decide whether to apply for college or delay it for a couple of years while I pursue some more acting projects. Right now I'm trying to sort things out, so I can make the right choices.

You know, I consistently change in my own life so the roles I'm suitable for also change, and that's a really nice thing about this profession.

Work means independence. It allowed me to shape my life on so many levels.