Quotes About Fulfillment

I think if I could have a boyfriend like my brothers I'd be really happy. But without the brother thing.

If I could write the perfect novella I would die happy.

If I could be working every day, I would be.

I once said to someone, 'If I could shave my head and wear no makeup and get a part just on my talent, I would be the happiest person in the world.'

There are goals that I have, and then I dream of it, and then I make it a reality. If I could crawl out of my skin and see it, it would be really amazing.

If I could have half the career of Diane Sawyer, I'd be a happy woman.

If I could travel through time, I wouldn't go back and change anything in my life, because I'm delighted with the way it's turned out.

I wanted to see if I could be happy without a lot of stuff. And what I found out was, yeah, I really could.

If I could have written a script of how I wanted my career to be, I couldn't have done it any better.

Early on, I decided I would see if I could make a career work on my own terms.

I used to say that if I could get paid to read books, my life would be made.

Probably about 10 years ago or so I told my grandmother that I always wanted to make a record of hymns if I could ever make a career of all of this. She kind of held me to it. She passed away in 1999. I just never forgot it.

I'm living my dream, and that's all you can ask for. At a certain point you have to ignore all the rest.

The illness, and the untimely death of my brothers, has made me conscious of the fact that - rather than just think about it - it's crucial that you do today what you want to do.

We don't just want to eradicate illness. We want people to achieve their full potential.

Something different happened to me when I started to write music to images. It was a feeling of excitement and connection and a sense of being in the right place that I never had before.

I've done every imaginable job possible out there - movies, TV, animation, TV movies... and, at this point, almost reality, it seems. It's been a real blessing. It's been a great ride.

I used to say that 'happy' was like 'lucky,' kind of imaginary. But now that I'm married and have children, I find that happiness is a real space.

I feel very giddy with the idea of making my imagination take form and being able to put on a show where people leave feeling like they've experienced something.

I always wanted to be an actress. I couldn't imagine being anything else.

You know how many people would give up their life to get in one NBA game or NFL game or get one fight? Just to do something that has been a dream and they've aspired to do for their whole life - can you imagine what that means for a person?

I write because I can't imagine not writing.

You know you're in love when you're more yourself than you ever imagined possible.

I'm doing things I had never imagined... and am working with people I had only seen on news and films... I think I am doing well.