Quotes About Ambition

I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell.

All those glorious years for Danish television and I spent them going, 'Hello! I'm over here!'

I'd like to helm my own series. Something British.

I don't want to be the king, 'I don't need that, I want to race even without the helmet, I am the king.' I am not like that. I just want to make things better for the drivers and for the safety.

Every time I put my helmet on it's a challenge.

Everything is designed to help you sell out.

I knew what I wanted and where I wanted to go. I always wanted to entertain and help others.

I went into politics for the reasons most people do: ambition, self-righteousness, and a desire to help others.

Of course, I want to look good, as that helped me get jobs. But it didn't get me the jobs I wanted and it held me back.

Playing for Midland, that helped me get to Arkansas. It was really all I ever wanted to do.

If you have a passion and love for something, it's hard to give it up. I had jobs where the people were helpful and let me go to auditions, and I'd make up the hours another day. I was lucky in that respect: I could afford to get to London.

My mother was very good about giving us a life that was, let's say, as normal as it could be, not a crazy jetting life at all. That's been helpful. It's given me the drive to be someone in the world rather than just sitting around.

I'm just more excited about helping new entrepreneurs create the next Facebook or Google.

Every decision I make is, 'How is this helping me become a billionaire?'

I've had no helping hand in Hollywood. But in general, I've found that when it comes to getting jobs, what's meant for you can't pass you by.

I never want anyone to think I've been given a helping hand. I've always worked for everything, whether it be on the football field or away from it.

It's just been kind of hard trying to figure out what I can and can't play. Everyone is so competitive and you watch your friends doing well and you feel helpless at times.

I think the love of the game and the love of scoring goals helps you get yourself in the right area at the right time.

It helps if you really enjoy your jobs. If you don't, then just think about the money.

I have said countless times high performance people are never satisfied with what they do or how they do it! Hence, I am always endeavouring to improve.

I was determined to be an actor and make a name in the industry, and hence, I did.

Very bad roles were coming my way, and I didn't want to do them. Hence, I was doing small films like 'Delhi Belly,' where, though the footage wasn't long, the role was good.

I have a Stratocaster, which is part of my long, doomed ambition to become Jimi Hendrix.

I wanted to be the greatest woman guitarist alive. I had fantasies about being a female Jimi Hendrix.