Professional Hardship Quotes

When I left Spurs I was one of the best defenders in the world and had done so much for such a long time with ultimately little reward. I practically kept the club up on my own for two years.

Writing must certainly be one of the hardest professions - writing and painting.

I don't wish my career on anyone.

Being an actor is really, really hard, no matter how you slice it.

The hardest thing about this industry is not working.

My very worst day on 'Green Lantern' was nowhere near as difficult as my finest day on 'Buried.'

Dick understands what I go through. He understands the difficulty and the brutality of the business.

It's hard to have a career.

'Cause it's really hard, it's hard to be an actor.

I was so happy I didn't have to work that night. That was the truth, because show business is about the hardest profession in the world.

There's been times when it has been tough professionally.

What a beautiful art, but what a wretched profession.

For anyone who has that calling and is trying also to make a living at it, it is really hard.

All of those art-based fields are similar in that they're all hard to make a living in and they all require an intense amount of training and discipline.

Such is an actor's life. We must ride the waves of every film, barfing occasionally, yet maintain our dignity, even as the bulk of our Herculean efforts are keel-hauled before our very eyes.

Some actors go, 'Bing!' and suddenly they're being paid huge sums. Me, I seem to get screwed every time.

Policy people suffer their own kind of agony, and no wonder. After all, what is the average life of the policy person? You go into government if you are lucky, do your best, aren't appreciated, take all the blame for policies for which you are only partly responsible, leave, realize your reputation has been damaged, maybe permanently.

'Sacred Games' has actually turned out to be the most challenging experience of my acting career.