Alexis Bledel Quotes

I still don't know what genre I fit into. I want to try my hand at different things and find out what I am best at. I want to discover myself as an actress.

As an actor, that's what you want. You want variety. I want to try things that I'm not used to and push my own envelope and see what I'm capable of.

I'm fascinated with acting now. In retrospect, I was only beginning to chip off the tip of the iceberg with how far I can go or what I was exploring inside of me that I hadn't touched in a while as far as emotional headspaces.

Some people will know exactly what they want to do at a very young age, but the odds are low. I feel like people in their early- to mid-20s are very earnest. They’re very serious, and they want to feel like they’ve accomplished a lot at a very young age rather than just trying to figure stuff out. So I try to push them toward a more experimental attitude.

I don't know what kind of career I want to forge for myself. But I want it to be one where I love the work that I've done. And I like to think that I have good instincts.

My advice for young people is, study what you love and intern in what you want to do. And I think it's okay to pivot as many times as you need to.

No one goes on a direct path, even though it sometimes feels like your peers might be racing ahead. Everyone's trying to figure it out. But if you just put yourself out there, step out of your comfort zone, establish yourself in terms of skills, mentorship, but leave space for your passions, then you're going to turn out pretty well.

I was a late developer. For years, I was searching. I was a lost soul something your parents despair of and your peers deride. It isn't at all happy trying to find the right career.

I believe that 20-somethings would be more likely to embrace experimentation - and provide additional value - if they felt safe to do so.

As a performer, I want to push my boundaries and try different roles.

I'd grown up in a production company, but discovering the importance of the work, I realized I had something to bring here.

Iconic jobs are interesting to deconstruct through therapy.

The one message I always send to young people is, Don't be afraid to try different things to see what feels right and what's a good fit.

I don't know what I would have been doing if I was not in YG, but I think I would be doing something artistic.

After college I'd take up a job and I'd experience what it is to take up a job, rather than starting out on my own. I said let me just work for six months so that I know myself a little better.

I've never had a big dream to be a manager, but I'm a curious guy, and I want to see if I like it.

I was fortunate to work with the biggest names of the industry; I would like to continue this journey of discovering myself as an actor and keep experimenting.

I just remember always wanting to make things. That was what was really interesting to me, but I had no career goal in sight. I didn't know anybody that had anything to do with show business.

One of the biggest questions that we hear from young graduates is, 'I'm not even sure where to start because I'm not quite sure who I want to be yet.'

I did modelling for five years, then I felt I wanted to do something different and challenging.

My career direction has probably been guided as much by curiosity and my personality as by my early influences.

I'd love to play characters that are so similar to me that it would be crossing limits, and then at the same time I would love to play characters that are so different from me that it would be that kind of challenge as well.

I would encourage everyone in their first job not to ask themselves, 'Where do I want to be?' but 'What do I want to learn from this?' Use that opportunity to be a sponge.

I took a long time after 'Curious' to find something I really wanted to do.

Going to university is, and should be, so much more than a mechanical process of grinding out a degree qualification for a pre-determined career path.