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I cannot do the piece-of-talking-meat thing, the 'Here's your money, wear a pretty dress and take the cheque.' I'm not made that way. I have to be as good as I can be at whatever I do.

— Carol Vorderman

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I always try to be smart. I try to treat all the money I'm making like it's the last time I'm going to make it.

— Eminem

I have a saying: 'I'm good for three things: making fried bologna sandwiches, making money and picking out good movies.'

— Tyler James Williams

I was never sloppy with other people's money. Only my own. Because I figure, well, you can be.

— Francis Ford Coppola

When I say that I'm a businessperson and a dressmaker, it's the truth. I run a business, and I make dresses, I make blouses.

— Phillip Lim

I won't do things for money. I can't. So I'll hold out and say, in my mind, 'There's a really cool diner down the street from my house. They make really good pancakes; I'd be happy doing that.'

— Brie Larson

As long as the cheques carry on coming in, and I'm enjoying my work, I shall continue acting.

— Ian McShane

On everything I do I'm always taking someone's money, whether it's a movie studio or a record label. Somebody's paying for it, and I'm always respectful of that. But I'm never going to compromise.

— Spike Jonze

✗Opposing Perspectives

I'm happy to sacrifice a big pay cheque for my happiness, if that's not too corny a thing to say. It's probably more naive than mature to say that, maybe, but that's how I feel.

— Jack Gleeson

I am a mediocre being, a bit cunning.

— Renee Vivien

I'm just shocked and thankful that I've gotten away with everything - experimenting here, trying at this, failing at that, being good in some things, not so good in others. It's kind of amazing that people are still sticking by me. When they come up to me in the street, I just want to write them all cheques.

— Michael Keaton