Martin Short Quotes

When I don't have a movie, I don't take a job just for the sake of working. I just sit it out until I find something I'm passionate about.

I am just a normal professional with a great job and a great life.

Doing something because it's quote-unquote a good career move doesn't really appeal to me.

Don't ever let economic alone determine your career or how you spend the majority of your time.

I will say that I've been lucky enough never to have to do a job I didn't want to do, or a play I wasn't in love with.

I don't have a career. I have a life.

Work to me has become kind of a hobby. I was a part of something that gave me financial independence and the rent is paid. Now it's just about projects that turn me on.

There's not anyone in particular I'd like to work with. I just want to continue doing work that I have a passion for.

I'll work as long as I can. I'm happy with my life.

Probably the hardest question I get asked is, 'How do I choose between passion and practicality?' I can't answer that. I had to do both. I was passionate about pursuing a career in financial services. But I was also passionate about feeding my child.

I have a day job where I make money and satisfy my self-esteem. Writing is for fun, and I want to keep it that way.

Many times, you have to sacrifice the paycheck for doing what you love.

Don't manage your career. Follow your dream and contribute.

The offers are plenty. I'm just taking time and only working on those projects that excite me.

My career has mostly been jobs I love or cases where I needed money.

Who can worry about a career? Have a life.

I don't want to spend my life doing jobs that I don't care about.

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

Thank God, I have the opportunity to do what I love, which is my family and work on a business and try and make it the best that it can be.

In an ideal world, nobody's work would be just about the money. People could pursue excellence in what they do, take pride in achievement, and derive meaning from knowing that their work improved the lives of others.

I read a quote by James Dean when I was 17; he said, 'I'd rather starve than do a whole bunch of work that I don't care about.' The older I got, the more I understood what he was saying. If I want to do a whole lot of work that I don't care about, then I would probably be working in a law office somewhere.

I'm just looking for projects I enjoy.

Like what you do, if you don't like it, do something else.

I'm more interested in my life than I am in my career. I don't want to not work. I do enjoy working, but not to the point where that's the only thing I focus on.

Like what you do, if you don't like it, do something else.