Anne Donovan Quotes

I'm very conscious of the fact the directing career has taken some odd turns. Maybe there's enough bulk where I'm now pigeonholed in the 'eclectic box.'

You know, I want to be the uncommon one. I think it's pretty cool that I'm only 5'11", you know, and playing in the National Football League.

Growing up, I actually wanted to be a professional baseball player instead of a radio DJ. Believe it or not.

People often say that having a family makes you make safer choices. It's been the total opposite for me. It's really made me want to make bolder choices.

When I played in the NBA for 12 years, Seattle had some of the best fans in the NBA.

I've had to work very hard, and I don't really have a category or fit into any niche, so each time I come out with a new record, it's like, I'm a new guy.

I've never been a career builder. I didn't go to drama school and hardly went to any school at all.

I've always been an underdog. I feel like I beat the odds.

There's hardly any precedent for a guy like me to have the career that I've had. Because I grew up the way I grew up, I'm an in-your-face kind of guy. I developed that as a defense mechanism to survive in the streets. I do that in Hollywood in the service of my passion.

This is going to sound terrible, but once I moved to New York, I never did a civilian job. I was extraordinarily lucky.

I didn't know if I could have a career in fashion; I didn't fit in an obvious box.

I wanted to prove to people it doesn't matter if you come from a small little island: that you can make it in this industry.

Our career had a sort of funny shape.

After 'Muriel's Wedding,' I first went to America, and I was sent all these scripts about fat girls overcoming hurdles. Something in me knew not to go down that road, even if it was a good script.

Growing up, I loved what Kobe did and Dirk did. My intentions are to stay with the Pelicans my whole career, but if something happens, I wouldn't leave because I hate the place. It's just the business.

Strong college basketball is great for the NBA.

My career has been far from cliched. I have always done unconventional roles and I am proud of all of them.

If one day I start thinking about playing abroad, money won't be the reason.

I never thought I'd play basketball in China.

There's no disrespect in playing in the G League.

It was strange to go off the path that everyone takes and not finish college, but it's been a great adventure.

To be able to have a professional 3-on-3 league and be a part of that, that's been a ton of fun, ton of fun. The fans love it, the players love playing it, and it's just a lot of fun to be around.

It just doesn't go with my story to be a first round pick, because I had to grind my whole life.

There's a lot of guys who are drafted and end up not playing in the NBA. They get their money for their first whatever years and end up going overseas or something like that.

Overseas and going straight to the NBA wasn't even an option.