Alice Barrett Quotes

When I made the decision to stop working regionally and just focus on being in New York, part of the reason that instigated that choice was a desire to work on new plays and know what it was to originate a part.

There are a lot of new opportunities that are poking their head up in my future. I've been very fortunate that way, but for right now, what I like is what I'm doing.

The best and most important step of my career was when I moved here - and Louis van Gaal brought me from Madrid to Bayern. It was the best move of my career, and it's thanks to him.

I think it's critical that you feel you're working for a person who is committed to advancing your career.

I wish I had stayed and finished my career here in New York.

It's because of 'ER' that I've gotten the opportunity to get the work.

A rule of thumb: If the company you work for provides a product or service that's pretty much the same as what was offered last year and a few years before that, it might be time to start looking for something new.

I had a career at home, and I just knew that it'd be okay if nothing happened in Los Angeles.

'House' has opened a lot of doors for me. I've met a whole bunch of people and got a whole new bunch of contacts. I've got the golden ticket.

You can hit the proverbial roof at certain areas in the industry unless you venture out. And I never really set out in my career to stay in one place. I wanted to go out and try new things. Luckily, I've had that opportunity.

The 18 years on TNT has prepared me for a lot of opportunities, and coaching is one of them.

I felt within myself that I needed to change what I was doing. I needed a new stimuli. So the interest from Manchester United was a perfect fit.

I feel unfulfilled in England. I think I'm a decent manager and a very good coach. I've still got a lot to offer some club who will maybe take a chance on me.

When work starts feeling too comfortable, fire yourself; go get another job.

I felt like I had hit a ceiling in the UK. I wasn't having many opportunities to audition back home and I felt like my career was coming to a halt. So I came to the US to be a fresh face and start over.

When it finally came my way and doors opened up for me to do it and to be on stage, it felt like a natural thing to try out. And it just so happened to speak to me. I really couldn't do what I needed to do in the most fulfilling way in Hayward, Calif., or in the Bay Area, that it required me to go off to NYU.

The time to realize that you need to transition out of your job is when you know that you've grown out of the role that you were doing before.

For the most ambitious young people, the corporate ladder is obsolete.

I don't believe in that kind of pragmatic career ladder stuff.

After more than 23 years working on a wide range of Microsoft products, I have decided to leave the company to seek new opportunities that build on these experiences.

I don't think it's by any means an end to my career.

I'm just like any person who is coaching in this league, I'm just looking for an opportunity, that's all.

I know a lot of people at some point in their business careers decide they'll just cash in and do something else, but for some reason, I've never had that feeling.

Luckily, I'm doing other things besides just modeling, because frankly, I'm a little bored with it.

There are many exceptions, but New York is a great place to start a career.