Tony Hale Quotes

I would like more challenging roles. I definitely would like to something that's more challenging.

Each of my career decisions has been very much about doing what I wanted to achieve in the role and then finding another challenge.

What I wanted more than anything was a long career.

I want to continue doing as big a variety of things as I can do, and if that means I have the honor of getting to do more feature work, I would love that. I know that if I make any other long-term TV commitments, it's not going to be on a drama.

A career is a journey. I've been fortunate enough to work and be very successful over three decades, but I haven't achieved nearly what I want to achieve yet.

I want to have a long career.

My hope is always to be able to find well-written, interesting material with good people and then actually be able to get those jobs.

I think my TV show is gonna be my big thing, so I'm pretty focused on that, and I think doing that will lead to all of the other opportunities I want, to jump to movies and other stuff, but it starts with that.

I'm tryin' to get some acting credibility, get some other work.

I'm an actress who likes to work as much as possible, so I'm very grateful for all these opportunities.

I guess the ultimate thing is that you want to keep working, you know, with the best.

I really moved through my career based on curiosity about something. I never looked at a title and said, 'I want that.'

TV kind of worked out naturally for me. I was fortunate to do a show like 'Breaking Bad' and then go straight into something like 'Friday Night Lights.' It's not something I focus on, but when they're great projects, I can't pass them up.

I have always been ambitious about getting a U.S. role, and if ever there is some frustration, it is still encouraging to get close to big roles because it implies there is somewhere to go.

Usually, it gets worse and worse as they downsize your character; mine just kept getting better.

When you've accomplished a certain amount in your career, you're not so focused on your ambitions.

I've never tried to enhance my reputation. Never moved upwards from one thing to another. That sort of thing is of no interest to me at all.

I got better as an actor, and still I'm getting better. That's only been possible because there's always been work.

I was making almost minimum wage on 'The Young and the Restless.' But it was my first job, so I accepted my first quote. I had a great time on it, and it obviously led me to better things.

I've just been lucky. I'd like to have more choices, and I'd like to have a leading part.

You've only got a short shelf-life as an actor, and I want to make the most of it while I can.

Do you want to have a career that goes beyond, you know, 11 minutes in a 22-minute television show every week? Some people don't. That's fine.

At times, I think of my career as a map. The closer you get to the map, the more you know where you are, but the closer I get to my career, the less happy I feel. At the same time, I have carved out the career for myself which I wanted.

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 can't complain about my career, that's for sure.