Quotes About Ambition

I do not think that my life starts and ends with films. I do not use my profession as my identification.

I've always identified as an actor. That's what I set out to do.

When you find yourself in a certain situation you have to identify where you want to go and focus on what you can achieve on that given day.

To some extent I could identify with that because I kind of just made my money and got out.

Becoming an entrepreneur was the furthest thing from my mind. I actually had an identity crisis when I realized I had become one.

All my movies are about people with some ideology, but guess what? It never works out.

I can't run my career based on someone else's ideology.

In this business, you have to have what they call an idiotic determination to succeed.

The idle always have a mind to do something.

I hate being idle - there are still so many things I want to do.

I can't sit idle, as I love to work.

I was always in bands before, but on 'American Idol,' it was about getting my voice out there. It was always my goal, though, to get a band together again.

I needed to walk through the 'Idol' door to get to the rest of my career.

I auditioned for 'American Idol' at 17. They told me, 'No.'

With 'American Idol,' they're giving you a pass to get launched on, and it's up to you what you do with it.

I want to take Ryan Seacrest's job. I want his job on 'American Idol.'

I always knew I wanted to be involved in entertainment in some way. But I really can't say I'd be where I am now if I hadn't been on 'American Idol.'

I didn't necessarily hit rock bottom, but I was working at Sprinkles Cupcakes and trying to make money, not wanting to tell anybody that I was getting a job because other people that I knew from 'Idol' were like, 'Why aren't you singing places and making money off of the Idol name?' And I was like, 'Because I don't only want to be known for that.'

It's always been a dream to audition for 'American Idol.' But you have to be 15 or older.

My idol was Julio Cesar Chavez, and I said I would be in his position.

I kind of idolized older punk-rock and hip-hop bands, and I was, like, 15 when I started the Beastie Boys. And what business did we having doing that at that age?

I'll never be on the level of my idols.

Basically I wanted to be a male comedian; those were my idols.

I love to cook like a mad man. If I could do it all over again? I would be a NBA basketball player.