Taking Opportunities Quotes

Opportunity makes a thief.

A lot of people are not used to having death in their lives or anything like that and I think that's not incredibly natural either. So it definitely can take its toll. At the same time I think it's important to face your own mortality, which I do most every day by doing the show, to realize that your life is short and to take the opportunities that you need to take and be fearless.

I hope to stay on 'Glee,' I hope to still be a 'Housewife' and I hope to do 'The New Normal.' I just want to do it all! Why not? I'm only going to be young for a little while longer.

I tell you what, if somebody gives you the opportunity to live your dream, wouldn't you want to do it for a lot of hours?

Once I got that chance to play, I never wanted to look back. And that's what I did.

If I get another chance to star in Hollywood movies in the future, I am going to do my best to proudly show the best of Henry to the world.

If I see an open shot, I'm going to go shoot it. That's what I work for.

I think, you know, if you're young - even if you're old, it doesn't matter how old you are - but if you find something that you really want to try, just give it a try.

I originally envisioned myself doing something with the suffix 'ology' at the end of it, like marine biology or entomology. But after I started to do some acting gigs, I thought it wasn't a bad thing... I said to myself, 'I might as well keep riding this bus until the wheels fall off.'

You can't get from A to Z by passing up B.

I never thought I would actually become a professional actor. I just kept going with it. One thing led to another.

I'm not happy not doing anything. When positive things are rolling in, you've got to take them when you can get them.

I'm striving toward this acting thing. I'm definitely gonna work hard on that, whatever comes my way, I'm gonna work hard on it.

I have always wanted to play for Aston Villa, so I am not going to sit there and think, 'I could have been there,' or whatever. The grass isn't always greener.

There are so many opportunities that I could've gotten before if I had just took a little more of a risk.

When I'm asked to be aggressive and shoot the ball, I gotta take advantage of that.

In key times I performed well against Rafael Nadal regardless of the surface. The fact is you need to hold on as long as possible. You need to be strong in key times. And when there's the slightest opportunity, you need to seize it because he's one of the best players when things get tough.

One of the big things that I focus on is not having regrets, just taking every opportunity I have and going for it.

I made a really good start to my career, and there was a lot of speculation about where I'd end up going. Like I did then, I'm just trying to take this all in my stride and keep my feet on the ground.

Life is not too short... we just wait too long to begin it.

I wanted to be an actor, and when that day happened that was sort of like the end. Now let it take me.

When Jeff and I were first starting out and trying to make a name for ourselves, we were doing indy shows, and would take whatever we could get just to have as much in-ring time as we could.

One never can plan. I just did my work and enjoyed shooting for all my films.

You can't accomplish anything worthwhile if you inhibit yourself. If life teaches you nothing else, know this for sure: When you get the chance, go for it.

It's not whether the glass is half empty or half full, it's who is pouring the water. The key in business and success at any endeavor is doing your best to control your destiny. You can't always do it, but you have to take every opportunity you can to be as prepared as-and ahead of-the competition as you possibly can be.