5 Stars Speak on Taking a Career Break

Taking a career break can help get the perspective back or just allow for some family bonding time. These 5 stars have spoken on the idea of taking time off work to grow and relax or watch their family grow up. Some have already tried taking a break and weren’t too comfortable with having so much free time on their hands. Others like the idea of taking a long period of work off so they can be themselves for a while without feeling pressure to commit to their jobs. Here is what these 5 celebs have said on the subject of taking a hiatus from their career.

Ryan Gosling

Ryan would like to take a break in the future: “I’ve been doing (acting) it too much. I’ve lost perspective on what I’m doing. “I think it’s good for me to take a break and reassess why I’m doing it and how I’m doing it. And I think this is probably a good way to learn about that. I need a break from myself as much as I imagine the audience does.” We don’t, of course, but you know, it’s nice of him to be thinking about us. The more opportunities I’m given, the more I learn about how easy it is to (f***) it up. You fight for freedom and then you get it, and then you have enough rope to hang yourself. It’s like trying to exercise some restraint because I do have so much freedom.”

Kanye West

Kanye took a break from music because he wanted to develop his sound: “I left America. I stopped doing music all together. I just took some time… It was the first time that I got to stop since my mom had passed. I had never stopped and never tried to even soak in what… had happened. It was time to take a break and develop more as a person, as a creator, and focus more on my thoughts and my ideas and what I wanted to bring to the world.”

Drew Barrymore

Drew tried a career break but she couldn’t stand doing nothing: “It freaked me out. I was afraid to let go. But with great risk comes great reward. We always wonder (when single), ‘Where is this person? Oh my God, I’m lonely; what’s my future?’ But eventually you’ll meet somebody, and this time will be gone. And you will kick yourself for not enjoying it. For me, that year was a great investment. It made me realise, I’m ready for something different.”

Sandra Bullock

Sandra would like to space out her projects more so she can spend more time with her son: “All I know is that I want to be able to enjoy being a mom. Doing all the things moms get to do, outside in the sun, in the world. The career will have to wait for a bit. I don’t want to step into that world until I can find out what room I left my armour in. You need tough skin to be in this business. I don’t have tough skin right now and I don’t want it.”

Adele

Adele wants to take time off to focus on her relationships: “I am f***ing off for four or five years. If I am constantly working, my relationships fail. So at least now I can have enough time to write a happy record. And be in love and be happy. And then I don’t know what I’ll do. Get married. Have some kids. Plant a nice vegetable patch.”

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