Yara Shahidi Quotes

I have always enjoyed my work and have chosen only what I thought was interesting by way of a role.

I'm in the very fortunate position as a young actor to not have to take the first job that comes along. I'm not motivated by money at this stage in my life, I'm motivated by work.

My career has had a lot of ups and downs, but basically it has been wonderful.

Today, I guess I give a lot more thought to the roles before I sign them.

The whole goal for me with my career is just follow good projects and good parts and challenge myself as much as I can.

I have decided that I won't take up assignments that don't interest me.

I'd like to find great roles close to home and work on great projects while staying near my family. My family's the most important thing to me right now.

That time when you're waiting for a job can be the most impactful and important time because you develop your preferences as a person. Knowing what you like will make you more confident. And then you'll stand out.

When we are caught up in the nature of our work and are asked to take on another job or position, rarely do we step back and ask ourselves, 'What do I really want to do? What is it at this point in my career and life that is important to me?'

I've had a good career, some good experiences.

Earlier, I used to take up any role that came my way. But now I feel that I should take time and consider the role before taking it up.

I'm not of the mind where, 'It doesn't matter what you care about; you've got to have a safe reliable job and do the 9 to 5.' I obviously don't subscribe to that. There's nothing wrong with that, though, if that's what you want to do.

Even though I have been receiving offers left, right and centre, I have been a little choosy about my projects.

I get very picky. There's sort of a line you have to walk between working and doing something you actually want to be a part of, as opposed to just working for the work. That often puts you in a place where you have to choose whether or not you want to wait for good material to come along.

There's this notion that actors choose their career. After a certain level, I think that that's true. I still take way more jobs than I turn down, and the reason that I turn down a job is that I just can't find anything in it that charges me or excites me or challenges me about moving to the next phase of where I'm headed.

I'm pretty happy with my career. I just know what I'm capable of.

I've never had a big dream to be a manager, but I'm a curious guy, and I want to see if I like it.

I didn't think of my job as wanting roles I want to do but roles that suit me.

I'm not motivated by money and I never really have been.

I could have probably built a great career in management consulting, but one of the insights that I had early on is that just because you're good at something doesn't mean that you should continue to do it. Somewhere in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn't what I wanted to do.

As you get a little older, you understand what you need to do to be good, regardless of who likes it or doesn't like it. It's my career. And at the end of the day, it's going to be how I think I can do it best.

I could look back and say I've had a good career.

The decisions I make with my career is not just about me. It doesn't affect just me.

I often run teaching down in my standup, but I had some great years, and it's a great job. It represented a place where I knew what I wanted to do but didn't have the courage.

I don't want to take up a project for the sake of it. I want to work and follow my passion, and not anything else.