There are no accidents so unlucky from which clever people are not able to reap some advantage, and none so lucky that the foolish are not able to turn them to their own disadvantage.
I've always had this incredible sense of urgency. I've always had this desire not to let things fester and to really seize the moment, because it's serendipity.
When I think back on it, of course I got lucky and got great directors and good breaks but all that was the physical part. But what made me a star was that I could take a chance and not have anything to worry about in terms of losing.
I've taken advantage of a few breaks that came along and moved along with them.
Two days before I got the audition for 'Extras,' I was offered a theatre role, and I asked my husband, Terry, whether I should take it or not. He said, 'No, wait and see what else comes in.' Lo and behold, along came 'Extras.' Now that was lucky!
Anyone who does not know how to make the most of his luck has no right to complain if it passes by him.
Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.
That late success has happened is OK. I'm grounded. I use my seniority to my advantage. That's helped me out. Who'd have thought? So, yeah. I'm a lucky guy.
My friends say everything I touch turns to gold. I'll say, 'I've been very lucky.'
I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it... The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.
We have to take advantage when luck is on our side, and do as much to help it as it's doing to help us.
Richard Burton came from the same town as me, so I thought I'd follow my nose, and follow my luck. I think I've been very lucky.
Luck assists fortune, you need to catch the moment. Otherwise the opportunity fades.
The critical question is not whether you'll have luck, but what you do with the luck that you get.
