Brian Stokes Mitchell Quotes

The universe put me in New York, and I'm so happy it did.

I have so much. Why did it all happen to me? There has to be a reason.

I don't want to use the word 'instinct,' but when something good happens - something big or good in my life - I have this sensation that it was inevitable. Anything careerwise, 'Lord of the Rings,' 'Rudy,' or getting married. Which is weird, because you don't ever want to be ungrateful for what you have.

There are times when you look at your life and realise how lucky you've been.

If you have talent and you work really hard, it increases your odds but it doesn't ensure anything. But every now and then, the universe must tilt in your direction.

Fate has blessed me.

To make a fortune some assistance from fate is essential. Ability alone is insufficient.

I really feel very blessed, and I don't forget it, either; there's an awful lot of wonderful talent in this world, and I just seem to be in the right place at the right time.

Luck plays an important role in Bollywood. We all work really hard to earn success but our luck has to be on the right side, especially from where I come from.

I've been so lucky with everything that has happened to me.

I think about people whose lives maybe hadn't turned out as well as me and Joel's lives, and I just think it's just pure luck and the grace of God. I also think we were lucky to have each other as brothers.

I just think I got lucky. Every step of the way, I've gotten lucky with everything I've gotten to do and be a part of.

I'm lucky on so many counts - I'm lucky to be alive.

Sometimes in life, things just fall in to my lap. I'm very blessed that way.

God has to let you be there, and then you just have to have good fortune for whatever reason. I'm enjoying every moment of my life. We are so fortunate just to be alive.

If the heavens throw you dates, you got to keep your mouth open.

I don't know why I got so lucky. I have to pinch myself often and say, 'Is this just a dream?'

Everything is a blessing to me.

So it's probably eighty percent luck and twenty percent skill.

Fortune is either with you or it's not.

I guess what I learned the most was to feel lucky with what I have been able to accomplish and what I have and to feel humble about the people I have been able to work with.

I'd rather be lucky than good.

Casting sometimes is fate and destiny more than skill and talent, from a director's point of view.

Acting is a mix of luck and choice. I got lucky.

There's certainly a huge element of luck in me ending up where I've ended up.