Ben Platt Quotes

I am criticized for getting jobs because of my name, but I only use it when I have to.

For me, growing up, the downside of it was that as a kid you don't want to stand out. You don't want to have a famous father let alone get a job because of your famous father, you know? But I'm a product of nepotism. That's how I got my foot in the door, through my dad.

You might get one job for having a famous parent, but you won't get your second unless you're good.

A lot of people in this business are born with money or family connections.

My mother doesn't have much of a social life with other A-list people. Which in a way I'm very grateful for, because if I do make something of my career I will be able to say it wasn't because I was a Chaplin.

My name does help me get in the door, but it doesn't do the work for me.

People have this fantasy that it's all just an easy ride if you know someone important. Well, it's not. I've known lots of people in this business - and it hasn't really done anything for me.

Even after choreographing some big numbers, I didn't qualify as the top choreographer. You need to have godfathers and big people to support you for others to take you seriously.

It's been fun to get out and work with a lot of coaches. I've broadened my knowledge.

It's not normal when you finish playing collegiate ball to be able to jump right into the NFL and work for Jon Gruden. That doesn't happen if you don't have your grandfather that has the connections and has earned the respect around this league. And for that, I feel very fortunate.

I've certainly never used my father's name as a way of getting a meeting. And fortunately, I've never needed to.

The world doesn't reward talent, it mostly rewards those who are connected.

I didn't just graduate from Stanford with a really good idea and a good dad.

It must be quite difficult if you have a father who's sort of known. On the other hand, you can get a job in his band.

What I've been doing over the course of my career - everybody's been seeing me be my best self.

I don't like to brag about it, but there are people I've worked with at the start of their career, and they've all become very, very successful.

No one is going to keep giving me work because I am Salman Khan's brother. People may give me one or two films because of Salman but no one can make my career. I have to work towards it.

After graduation, I discovered that I'd hit the limit of what I could learn from the women in my family. On top of that, in the workforce, all of the things that mattered in college suddenly weren't enough.

I recognized that I was a nobody in San Antonio, but working for the Trumps would be everything.

Nobody says Nico Rosberg is only in F1 because his dad was a famous racing driver who funded his karting career and helped him get into F1. It s a bit unfair just to focus on the fact that my husband is in F1 and it's the only reason I'm in an F1 car.

The bosses can't read your mind, so I think women should tell them what they want out of their careers. And so I think that if you're just a good person, you work hard, you say 'yes,' and you are driven, you will eventually work your way to the top. At least, that's how it's been for me.

You really have to prove yourself and prove your worth. I didn't come from family that had been here for generations and had all these connections.

I was looked upon as this privileged actress who was like Yash Chopra's family. He was my second family. Whatever I have achieved is because of him.

No, I never felt cornered because I was not a big director's son or a star's son.

I've gotten to meet so many talented people!