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I think I've always had to pick and choose whatever I want to work on. If I'm not happy with what I'm doing, it's probably not going to end up that interesting.

That's literally been the story of my career. I'm always the second choice. And you know what? I'm more than happy to be that person.

Having a second chance makes you want to work even harder.

I've always been able to decide what was more important at different points in my life, but I never gave up personal things to work, never.

I would rather work less and do the things that I really want to do.

I knew I'd always be a second-rate academic, and I thought, 'Well, I'd rather be a second-rate novelist or even a third-rate one'.

First and foremost, I enjoy working. I'm not at that level where I can pick and choose anything. When I get hired, I take it, and I'm like, 'Let's go!'

The more you do, the more experience you have and the next time it will be easier to choose the right thing.

For me, it is always important that I go through all the possible options for a decision.