Joe Thomas Quotes

I know where I want to get to, and I know where I want to be still in my career.

I take things on a day to day basis when it gets really hectic. But I do think long term and I'm looking forward to the next couple of years when I do start producing my own films with my production company and playing some characters that are older and that's really exciting to me.

I wanted to be a lawyer. Then a journalist. Actually, I graduated from university as a journalist.

I'm just focused on exploring new opportunities.

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

I'm thrilled with how my career is evolving.

Don't think of your courses as providing all you need for your career.

I had in mind a long career.

All the time, as an actor, you want to be asking what's next and where things are going. If you're not asking those questions, you're not growing.

Each job I had wasn't necessarily the perfect job, but I always talk to young women about how you really have to take certain things from each job and learn from that and then move on to something you really want to do.

I started in the kitchen of a Holiday Inn in Birmingham. I wanted to be a sponge, wanted to learn and progress. I knew I didn't want to work in a hotel forever, but I had some good teachers there.

Don't you think it astonishing that, at 58, I am still working at improving my career?

All of my career has been an attempt to educate myself and get paid for it.

I was the chief executive once, I've been there. My recommendation to anybody is don't go backwards.

One day, I looked up and saw I had an extensive resume and saw how I did that and did not realize it because you are constantly working and trying to build a body of work.

Some people can be choosy because they're ultratalented or lucky or whatever, but yeah, there are certain things that might not be the greatest thing on my resume. But I don't sit back and go, 'Gosh, I wish I didn't do that.' It's all part of the growth of a career, whether you're an entertainer or a librarian.

I don't really know how to build a career or what to do. But I have the instinct to keep doing different things so people can see different things.

When we are caught up in the nature of our work and are asked to take on another job or position, rarely do we step back and ask ourselves, 'What do I really want to do? What is it at this point in my career and life that is important to me?'

I have a very clear idea of what kind of career I want and the choices I need to make to get there.

I just want to take the time to think about what I've achieved in my career so far, where I need to go, and what I need to do to get better as a player.

The people at Utrecht know that I'm always looking to improve myself and that I want to get the maximum out of my career.

Besides acting, I have tons of plans but there is time for it.

I think there's this assumption that everybody would rather be a director, and I don't know that that's the case for me, so we'll see.

I've been building a future for myself outside of acting.

If I was able to be omniscient and look at my career objectively, I'd be very happy.