Mariam Naficy Quotes

I have a career now, and I have to say, five years ago I didn't. I'm 50, and you never know what works, but I think part of that is because - in this way that can't be defined but which can be examined - we cannot work alone.

I'm here to take control of my career and take it to where I believe it should be.

Because I didn't go to graduate school or have mentorship out of college, meeting other playwrights and developing those friendships as a result of being a 'grown up' playwright - that's become an essential community for me. My contemporaries are all my mentors whether they know it or not.

At the beginning of my career before anything started propelling, I used to blow up everybody. I was trying to work with whoever got next.

Take any job in a growing, exciting company. You'll learn so much.

I'm excited about developing as a Diva and finding where my place is in this company.

I would rather have a career where I improve year after year than go to the top and then decline. There are a lot of strikers that reached the top before 25, but after 25, they went down.

Being a part of 'Empire' was a wonderful experience and opportunity to work with everyone involved.

I was always taught by my father to challenge myself and to continue to evolve in my career, and I saw the move to Manchester United as an opportunity to grow as a player and as a person.

Going to the Portland Trail Blazers, who actually took the time to invest in me, was perhaps the best thing that ever happened to me in my career. I got to a small market where I could focus on basketball, basketball, basketball. No distractions.

I learned a lot from Paul Heyman, and I thought we had a great time. I've now gone out on my own, but he is somebody whose advice I trust.

I want to be part of the growth of NXT.

Right now, at the age of 22, I'm making a living off of this and I'm building, not only just my brand, but I'm also building myself bell-to-bell. I'm building myself when that red light's on and I want to keep doing it.

If a company is growing, then people's roles often grow and change, and opportunities abound.

It was one of the best experiences in my life to work with Director Prem.

Young professionals shouldn't have to let a fear of failure hold them back; they should feel emboldened to take on challenges in creative ways.

For me, that was a defining moment in my career, being at Chelsea, going through what has made me become a man in terms of my career. Even playing on the right wing helped my right foot, making me use it more, making me improve.

I always found new challenges in my career.

There's no reason why anyone's job should become untouchable for the rest of their life.

'OLTL' was a bootcamp for me, and I was lucky to be a part of it. It was a great experience and met great long-term friends from it.

I owe my career to TV. Most of my training has been through TV.

I want to keep working hard and looking to progress.

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

Be willing to take on career risks.

I started out taking any project that I could because you want the work. You want the opportunity to create, and I'm glad I did because it forces you to really get an understanding of your vision and your voice as a designer when you have to be scrappy like that.