James Mercer Quotes

It took the producers a while to realize I wanted a full-bodied life. I wanted to get out before I felt I'd sacrificed so much to get somewhere that I couldn't afford to leave.

Life is too short to be doing work that doesn't make you feel happy and fulfilled. I'd rather wait for the right project, as opposed to just taking whatever is handed to me.

That my business success is equal to my personal life.

The only thing that I am ambitious about is to live a good life. Full stop.

I think if I manage to juggle a personal life that I'm really happy with as well, as long as I manage to maintain balance, that's kind of the mark of success to me.

It's not about my career now. It's just about finding great work and having a good time.

Your life is not defined by the one place where you work.

I learned a valuable life lesson that summer. You should find something in life that you really enjoy and seriously consider making that your life's work.

I realised the bohemian life was not for me. I would look around at my friends, living like starving artists, and wonder, 'Where's the art?' They weren't doing anything. And there was so much interesting stuff to do, so much fun to be had... maybe I could even quit renting.

As your career grows, the list of things that makes you happy should not become smaller, it should become bigger.

I'll work as long as I can. I'm happy with my life.

My career is really important to me, but there have to be other great, important things in your life besides work.

Who can worry about a career? Have a life.

I had found myself a new mission - and once more my recurring dilemma between corporate commercial needs and personal scientific ambitions was solved unexpectedly.

This profession has fed me creatively and allowed me to have a home life and a private life.

It never occurred to me that I wouldn't go to college and have a career - as well as a family - of my own. Both my parents, but especially my mother, encouraged me and led me to believe that it was possible.

I am just a normal professional with a great job and a great life.

Always leave enough time in your life to do something that makes you happy, satisfied, even joyous. That has more of an effect on economic well-being than any other single factor.

Enjoying life for me is just normal.

Balance is key: I need to be successful in my career to feel fulfilled, be surrounded by people I care about to share it with, and have my health to be able to do the things I love to do!

I'm more interested in my life than I am in my career. I don't want to not work. I do enjoy working, but not to the point where that's the only thing I focus on.

The other deals with my life and my livelihood and my family and all that I stand for.

Money isn't a major motivating force in my life. Nor is my profession. There are other things that I care more about than being an actor.

I don't have a career. I have a life.

I felt for a long time that this is what I want to do so I'm happy at this point to just take my time and work on projects that I feel strongly about, and the rest of the time just live my life.