John Slattery Quotes

I take all the opportunities that come my way and I am thankful that I have them.

I was smart enough to go through any door that opened.

Well, I'm a big believer in 'never say never.'

When I am presented with good work, I accept it. Wherever it is.

If I learned anything from Betty coming into my life, it's to just be open to all the things that come along.

I didn't come from the worst of situations, and I didn't come into the best of situations. But I've appreciated the best situations. And I've made the best of the worst situations. I'm lucky to be where I am.

Sometimes those fears creep into the back of your head, but then you slap yourself and think, 'Oh, woe is me! People actually like me.' What a silly thing to worry about. This is a huge opportunity, and I'm excited.

When I first started, I just wanted to work. I wouldn't necessarily do anything, but I'd pretty much almost do anything at the very beginning.

Every opportunity that comes your way, you can't take lightly. You have to take it very, very seriously, because the opportunities are limited. If you want to keep working, you can't be such an elitist, to say no, that's not good enough, not big enough, not smart enough, whatever.

I never regretted turning down anything, I never regretted losing a job because I always felt something else was out there.

Each job I had wasn't necessarily the perfect job, but I always talk to young women about how you really have to take certain things from each job and learn from that and then move on to something you really want to do.

Sometimes hard decisions have to be made, and sometimes wonderful decisions have to be made. You've got to be willing to make them all.

I guess when somebody offers you a movie, you don't say no. That's what I've learned.

I definitely go with the flow because I feel like I have been so lucky, and so many things have happened to me that just never should have happened.

I don't prepare to sit on the bench, I prepare to play because you never know what is going to happen.

If I'm not the right fit for the Browns, that's fine by me.

I didn't have a career plan. But what I did was, whenever there was a door open and a new opportunity, I always looked into it and took a chance and walked through the door.

I'll never be too big for anything.

I made my way in this league playing special teams and then kind of worked my way into playing receiver. It was always just kind of doing whatever I could do and taking advantage of all the opportunities that I got.

Whatever comes in my way, I take it with smile.

Whatever the language, I will make the best of the opportunities coming my way.

#1 Never Get Used to Anything.

Never turn down a job because you think it's too small; you don't know where it can lead.

If you're offered something, you're not really sure exactly what is that they saw in you that they think is the character so it's a little scary, I feel.

'Expect nothing and hope for the best' is my mantra. A drama teacher called Joseph Blatchley told me that, and it's the best advice I've had. If you keep an open mind and don't expect too much, then you won't be disappointed.