Quotes about "Gig Economy & Freelancing"

I always focused on being an actor. I did stand-up briefly, but I also did a lot of dramatic work. But since I've been on 'The Daily Show,' people think I'm a comedian. That's not how I see myself. ”

I'm an actor in between jobs right now, so I kind of live the life of a 7-year old. ”

I feel like after acting, the other half of why I love this business is the opportunity to work with and meet people who inspire you. That it pays my rent is a good bonus. ”

Awards are not something that I measure my work by. I've been so fortunate and I've gotten to do such terrific things that it seems petty to look back and say, 'Oh, I should have gotten that prize.' I don't look at it that way. ”

Typecasting is an interesting thing because, in a way, if you're good at something, you're going to work at that thing. In other ways, you constantly have to change people's opinion of you as one thing, especially if you want to play different roles. You have to shatter that image sometimes. ”

Once I came to acting, it was almost a thing where there weren't enough hours in the day to work on stuff because I was so passionate about it. ”

It's every actor's dream to work in a hit show on Broadway and also shoot a television show. ”

I think with anything where you delve into the back story of an artist, it kind of explains their work more intimately. ”

Life is more important than 'what film I do next.' ”

I was brought up by my mum and my sister. I've always been around independent women; I like that. Anybody who's a fake I don't like and I don't talk to. ”