"When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get a stinking job in an insurance building"
- Rod Taylor
About this Quote
Rod Taylor's quote speaks with the trouble of pursuing a profession in the arts. He wanted to take a job in an insurance building, which he describes as "stinking," in order to pursue his dream of ending up being a star. This quote reveals that he was willing to make sacrifices in order to pursue his passion, and that he was determined to make his dream a reality. It likewise talks to the importance of having a backup plan, as he had the ability to rely on the job in the insurance coverage structure to support himself while he pursued his dream. This quote is a suggestion that hard work and dedication can settle, which it is possible to achieve one's goals if they want to put in the effort.
This quote is written / told by Rod Taylor somewhere between January 11, 1930 and today. He was a famous Actor from Australia.
The author also have 25 other quotes.
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"When I came to Congress, like our first panel, small business people, 64 percent of the people had health insurance. We'd buy it. Now, we're down to about 34 percent. That's why we have to do something on health care in this country because the cost is killing us"
"Insurance - an ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction that he is beating the man who keeps the table"