David Crane Quotes

Life is just a set of experiences. As long as there are new experiences for me in a corporate job, I don't think I have to be an entrepreneur.

Stay as connected as you can. Sometimes that means you're going to do a job that may not pay you much but may give you a great connection. If the work is not going the way you need it to go, create your own!

I could have continued being a speechwriter for as long as I wanted.

I've reached a point in my career when I can demand certain conditions, and one of them is a weekend break every three weeks during the shoot.

I'm happy with my career and I'm not going to have the trouble of being typecast.

I prefer to be busy all day long, and when you work for someone else, you're not busy enough.

I'm lucky to not have a real job, to be able to express myself, be creative and be relevant.

Take control of who you report to, what you do, what you create. Or start a business on the side. Deliver some value, any value, to anybody, to somebody, and watch that value compound into a career.

The longer you're stuck in a position that doesn't truly challenge you, the less likely you'll be able to leave it. Inertia, in fact, is one of my worst fears.

I want to be able to manipulate and control my career from the creative side.

Price doesn't make deals, and salary doesn't control your career.

When we first started we felt something changing in terms of work, and we felt it was a global shift. People were taking control of their future, not just in terms of making money. They wanted to control their own destiny.

The powers that technology and independent contracting give to workers enables them to take greater control of their careers to preserve work-life balance.

I never felt my career was going backwards.

I love having the laid-back, easy-going, family-priority nature of New Zealand, but I'm certainly enjoying the States in terms of the career opportunities and the enthusiasm I get to find work.

Work is like the rest of life. The best parts are free.

I'm 43. I'm not ready to sit down in a chair with my name on it yet.

I think we should be able to work until we want to stop, which is what I'm going to have to do.

I'm not a businessman. I could pack it in, but I like work. I don't want to sound like Catherine Cookson, but I've worked since I was eight, with a paper round and in a fruit and veg shop.

I recognize that I had a good deal of good luck in my life. I came along at a time when it was pretty easy to get a job in journalism. I went to work at CBS News when I was about 22, and within a year or so was reporting on the air.

There has to be something in every role that interests you.

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

I'm a businessman as well as an entertainer. The reason why is because I want to own whatever I'm doing. I don't want to work for other people forever.

Work changes over time, as you change and the world changes.

A good job is more than just a paycheck. A good job fosters independence and discipline, and contributes to the health of the community. A good job is a means to provide for the health and welfare of your family, to own a home, and save for retirement.