Quotes About Ambition

I see a lot of young kids hit me on Twitter all the time, like, 'I want to be famous! Listen to my mixtape! I wish I could be like you!' But a lot comes with it. It's not easy.

My parents told me I would become a doctor and then in my spare time I would become a concert pianist. So, both my day job and my spare time were sort of taken care of.

I've never taken time off from being an actor. This is the kind of career I'd be so happy to do until I die. I always joke to myself that I want to have a postmortem Academy Award Nomination.

There was a point in time where I was doing movies to be able to afford to live in a certain way.

I had probably seven agents by the time I became a legitimate real estate broker.

My mum says I wanted to be a surgeon, but I don't remember that. I think from the time I knew what was happening, I wanted to be a guitar player.

Everyone has egos, and you want to come out on top. You have to pick yourself up and go at it again.

Those who say they would write a book if only they had time will never become authors.

It takes a long time to become a lawyer because you need three things - a bachelor's degree, a law degree, and a desire to worship Satan.

When there's so much left to do, why spend your time focusing on things you've already done, counting trophies or telling stories about the good old days?

If you take the time and put in the effort to write your own material and absolutely refuse to be denied the right to make your film it is difficult whatever colour you are.

I definitely want to manage. I just don't think it's the time right now.

It does not cost anything to dream. Spend your time enjoying your big dreams.

One step at a time, I can walk around the world. Watch me.

There was always a part of me that wanted to be an old-time director. But I couldn't do that. I'm not a pro.

I was always someone who lived in the future all the time, it was always the next thing - dreams of escape.

So you know, my plan was that I was going to make records, and be a rock star. And that's really what I wanted to do. And I sang from the time I was very young.

Each time you decide to grow again, you realize you're starting at the bottom of another ladder.

I longed to fly. I was paid in flying lessons and, by the time I was 13, I'd logged 100 hours at the controls.

I tried so hard with movies like Vertigo and Middle of the Night and others. I felt those would show me that it's only a matter of time before I'd find the right one to reach out and touch people.

The first time I stepped on an NBA court I became a businessman.

I'm more hungry now than I was 11 years ago. Which is great because I see a lot of artists that have been out for a long period of time. They get kind of fat.

Know that there is nothing you can't aspire to do. Take offense. Bide your time. Pick your battles. Take revenge when you can - and never pull the ladder up after you.

'Kane and Abel' is the best popular fiction of all time. As a kid, I wanted to be prime minister when I read 'First Among Equals.'