Jim McKay Quotes

I was fortunate to work a lot, and I worked hard, and I was very devoted to that, and then I earned this jewel box of a life that I felt completely entitled to.

My career has been successful, but it's been a grind of hard work.

No one should feel sorry for a successful screenwriter.

I think you hope, throughout the course of your career, if you do things right often enough, you might get a moment in time that you can do something special.

I love it, man; I'm 23 years old and I'm lucky enough to write movies as a job! I just feel really blessed and can't believe it's happening.

And I'm proud of what I do as a professional, too.

I am grateful that I'm working, but I also have to say I've worked really, really hard and had to fight a lot.

This is the kind of work I've aspired to my whole career.

You want to be the best at work in order to go out and celebrate.

I feel like I've won every year the show has been picked up by Logo because, really, nothing beats a paycheck.

I've had an amazing career.

I am blessed to have made my career as an actor for a decade now and I'm grateful for that. It could arguably have gone better in ways and it certainly could have gone worse, but you have to keep fueling the fire.

I've been through periods where I haven't worked and would have paid someone to give me a job - I think that's really helped me feel very grateful to have a job, even when I have a call time of 3:30 A.M. My mom laughs when I text at 4 A.M saying, 'I love my job.'

When I get a job, I buy one really nice thing to have something to show for it.

I've never stopped working, and I still have 'pinch me' moments all the time.

I really am genuinely happy for guys that get paid and have success when they actually work their tails off.

I feel very fortunate to have been able to do what I do for a living.

I've never been driven to just be a celebrity or just get me on TV. Never ever. What's always driven me is being successful and being good at what I do.

I've got a lot to do, and I hope that by the end of it all, people will say that Dee Snider was an entertainer, and he did his job well.

I think about the work I've landed, and I think to myself, 'If I never land a job again, I could still die happy.'

I considered myself very lucky after 'Baghdad Cafe,' and I have 'The Shield.' In every genre, I've kicked butt at some point. I'm real happy.

It's been a wonderful career, I couldn't ask for anything more.

I feel like I've finally made it as an actor. I've been doing this for years and you don't always make a movie that everybody likes.

I never resented anybody for being successful.

I've been pleased to work with so many wonderful stars through the years. This has been an amazing journey. I hope it continues.