Quotes About Determination

I can do what I want. And I always do, do what I want.

Don't make a film if it can't be the film you want to make. It's a joke, and a sick joke, and it'll kill you.

As someone who grew up in tough circumstances, I know that being on public assistance is not a spot that anyone wants to be in.

I'm not a "what if." I want to just do it, try it, give it my all, and if it's not meant to be, I can accept that. But I had to do it.

There's no half-assing anything you do if you want to do it well.

The world is ours if we want it, we can take it, if you just take my hand

My father left Ireland because he did not want to muck horse manure for the rest of his life, and he wanted to come to New York.

Our target is to get into the play-offs. If not, we want automatic promotion.

I'm not a bad person. I'm just doing my thing... I'm, you know, running, I want to do something that's good. It's not an easy thing to do.

There is inside you all of the potential to be whatever you want to be all of the energy to do whatever you want to do.

I mean, I always think when you're an actor you have to be the guy running into the burning building rather than running out of it, if you want to make some noise as an actor.

Anything I do, I spend a lot of time. I do it with passion and intensity. I want to be in charge.

I'm not a victim - I never want to be perceived that way.

Every day when you wake up, ask yourself, 'What do I really, really, really want? ' You have to say really, really, really, otherwise you won't believe it.

I was a writer before 'Eat, Pray, Love,' and I'll be a writer after it's over. It's what I want to do for the rest of my life.

As long as people want to see me in movies, and as long as I find it interesting, I'll keep working.

If I wanted the ticket to be a $200 ticket, I'd have made it a $200 ticket, but I don't want it to be that.

I try to reach for the stars because if you say you want something small and it happens, you don't believe it. So I try to say something wild and crazy.

My success, I feel like, is credit - credit for a good job. I haven't even gotten a Grammy, yet I've already decided I want an Emmy.

Bombing teaches you how badly you want to become a comedian. Because unless it's a burning desire, you'll quit when the consistent bombing becomes too much to take.

I tell people if I want to make a film I just go make it so you can make yours.

You must consider that there is opposition from other human beings and also non-physical forces that don't want you to succeed.

People who make up their minds about something never listen to advice - especially when it's to the contrary.

Now get going. You'll find a way of calm through." "And you, Mael?" "I'll drop in later. I've things for you to do, Withal. But for now," he faced inland, "I'm going to beat a god senseless.