Harry Hadden-Paton Quotes

Keeping your head down and doing the best job you can in the beginning gives you the opportunity to be evaluated on the basis of the contributions you are making. [Then], when you feel strongly about your work or about a position, you'll be given more attention [than] if you hadn't done that constantly.

I've never had to fight for a role. Call it my ego or my self-respect, but I won't pick up the phone and call a producer and fight or ask for a role. That's not me. I've always got the best, and my work speaks for itself.

I'm also pretty resilient and fearless, and when I want something I go for it.

I haven't been out of work since the day I took my pants off.

Whatever title you want to lay on me is fine. I am still working; you know what I'm saying?

You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'

I'm very comfortable when I'm working; I don't hold back at all.

My advice to women in general: Even if you're doing a nine-to-five job, treat yourself like a boss. Not arrogant, but be sure of what you want - and don't allow people to run anything for you without your knowledge.

I've been doing my job well for 17 years. People must see something in me. Otherwise, I'd be over and out.

But I've consistently worked for 10 years.

My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring still.

Be brave and be fearless, and for God's sake, stand up for yourself.

I am the product of hustlers who taught me how to do it. They gave me a hustler's ambition. Not a bad thing to get from your parents. But hustling only gets you so far. You have to trust yourself. And you have to be ready to fall on your face and be okay when it happens.

I meet so many business women who shy away from the limelight or hesitate to put themselves forward for promotion, despite the fact they are brilliant at their jobs.

When somebody tells you they don't think you're good enough here, your face doesn't fit, you don't just roll over; you've got to back yourself.

I will continue to be good but if people think I don't have a voice and that I don't take stand for myself, that's what I will do. I will show that I have another side to me.

I think I'm confident because I'm free, I challenge myself, and I stick to what I do.

I think I've also grown a little bit in that I'm not so easily dissuaded if I really believe something.

I don't let people doubt me.

A large part of my career achievements are due to having the courage to ask for what I needed, whether in a professional or personal context.

Trust yourself in tight situations, but you need to have a plan. You might fail once, twice, but you will get better at it.

You have to believe in yourself and believe in what you are doing all the time.

I've just learned how to put things into perspective and how to not be afraid of change while making decisions for myself. Also, asking for what I want and demanding what I need and being more confident in who I am and my ability.

You've got to have faith in what you're doing and not take no for an answer.

My career, I think, indicates I'm not afraid of anything.