The lesson that I would hope everyone would learn quite early in their career is don't take it personally. Whatever it is that happens, you're accepted for a role or rejected for a role of whatever, don't take it personally. It's part of the business and the person that is either hiring or firing-that's their business. That's what they are there for and it has nothing to do with how you feel about ... It has to do with someone else's perception of should you do this particular part, so just don't take it personally,. The business is really about rejection, so don't take it personally.
The lesson that I would hope everyone would learn quite early in their career is don't take it personally. Whatever it is that happens, you're accept… - Diahann Carroll
The lesson that I would hope everyone would learn quite early in their career is don't take it personally. Whatever it is that happens, you're accept…
- Diahann Carroll
Whenever you're on television, there's a responsibility to look timeless. I worked with the masters of film, fashion and beauty. I took their words i… - Diahann Carroll
Whenever you're on television, there's a responsibility to look timeless. I worked with the masters of film, fashion and beauty. I took their words i…
In the war against breast cancer, we have the ability to arm ourselves with knowledge and education is a powerful tool. By taking action and doing so… - Diahann Carroll
In the war against breast cancer, we have the ability to arm ourselves with knowledge and education is a powerful tool. By taking action and doing so…
I have a line of clothing at J.C. Penney's... and I'm lucky to be affiliated. - Diahann Carroll
I have a line of clothing at J.C. Penney's... and I'm lucky to be affiliated.
I like to think I opened doors for other women, although that wasn't my original intention. - Diahann Carroll
I like to think I opened doors for other women, although that wasn't my original intention.
As soon as my mother saw my father, she said, "Oh! I think I'm gonna marry that man." That's the reason I've been married four times, because I think… - Diahann Carroll
As soon as my mother saw my father, she said, "Oh! I think I'm gonna marry that man." That's the reason I've been married four times, because I think…
I considered Nat King Cole to be a friend and, in many ways, a mentor. He always had words of profound advice. - Diahann Carroll
I considered Nat King Cole to be a friend and, in many ways, a mentor. He always had words of profound advice.
With any president it is difficult to predict how the world will be effected by his presence in the white house. - Diahann Carroll
With any president it is difficult to predict how the world will be effected by his presence in the white house.
In the beginning, I found myself dealing with a show business dictated by male white supremacists and chauvinists. As a black female, I had to learn … - Diahann Carroll
In the beginning, I found myself dealing with a show business dictated by male white supremacists and chauvinists. As a black female, I had to learn …
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