Mitch Leigh Quotes

When I was right out of college, I felt competitive with some of the guys in my class over career stuff.

I realized that I would have some very tough sledding, and I was very discouraged because I didn't see much hope of getting into the field I wanted to get into with no college education.

I didn't know what kind of jobs, because how was I prepared? At best, I would be an AB in English.

I have never been interested in specific roles.

I'm always trying to look for different roles.

I don't think I've ever had a real desire to pick out any particular role - I just see what comes up.

You don't choose. I just go where the work is.

We're not a vocational school. If someone wants to get a high-paying job, I would hope that there are easier ways to do it than working through a formal computer science curriculum.

When you first start working, you take whatever job is offered, because you have to build your resume. But you don't think about what you're building.

Writing is not an unknown territory for me.

I know I can act. There aren't too many other jobs I know how to do.

I believe there's a job in the fish factory for me. That's enough to get me through every audition.

Today, if I could get a job, with face tattoos, being a professor, I would do that. I don't know what university would hire me, but that's my passion.

I haven't been out in the marketplace in a while. I'm thinking about going back into it. I've got some things set up over the next couple of months just to go and see. But I have no idea what the specific way to a solution is anymore. It's mysterious to me.

I went to Harvard College and determined right away when I was a junior that I was unemployable, since I think I applied to 300 jobs and didn't get any of them, so I decided that I would stay in school and go to Harvard Business school, and that's my background.

If someone wants to employ me, whoever wants to employ me, I'll go and do that. I just want to work.

I had 13 job offers out of college. I went to Bullock's department store and had a fantastic interview, but was skeptical. I knew retail didn't pay much.

I wish I knew what was next. I got this movie without planning to. I'm really excited to be continuing in film because it's a great job but I have my portfolio and resume for any other opportunity.

I really don't make a concerted effort to try to find a type of role.

Communications is the number one major in America today. CNN had 25,000 applicants for five intern jobs this summer.

I will never be unemployed.

It didn't seem remotely possible. I had no idea how people got those jobs, I didn't know what the steps were, it never even dawned on me. It seemed so outside the realm of possibility.

I think people tend to apply where they think the greatest opportunities lie.

Any time you're a type, your career's over.

My only advice is to try to get the job that's most like the job you want, rather than the one that's more prestigious. Always try to be the talent.