Career Change Quotes

“Becoming a programmer was like being reborn. I could build things, and that was incredibly satisfying.”

“Cruise directing is the best job in the world. I get to make people happy every day.”

“I left 'America's Funniest Home Videos' because my soul was starting to die.”

“After the Mothers broke up, I had to get a real job painting houses.”

“I'm a winemaker now. It's a lot less painful than being a quarterback.”

“I got out of the movies and I went into the Navy. It was the best thing I ever did.”

“I left 'Baywatch' because I really couldn't stand the thought of being in a bathing suit for the rest of my life.”

“I never thought about being an actor. I was a cop.”

“I am often asked at what point in my career I started thinking about writing. The answer is never.”

“I was an industrial chemist, and I did that for a number of years, and then I went into acting.”

“I told my manager I wanted six months off to go play poker and hang out with my friends and not work. And he was like, 'All right, call me in six months.' And I called him in six months and I was like, 'Yeah, I don't think I'm coming back.'”

“I found a new passion in computers. It was a world where my past didn't matter, only what I could create.”

“I have no interest in playing music anymore. I have a new career.”

“I left the biggest band in the world, and I was happy.”