Quotes About Ambition

You're taught - consciously or sub-consciously - to make an indie so you can get through that terrible process and get to Hollywood. I realized when I got there, 'Oh, no; I think I'm better over here.'

You want every film that you make to do well, not just indie films in general.

As far as Dustin or Dusty, neither of them contributed to me wanting to be in the industry as far as encouragement. They didn't discourage it, but I think they both were indifferent as far as it had to be my decision.

I feel like I'm indirectly showing people, not that there's another way, but just that if you really have a dream, you should try and give it a go.

The best that an individual can do is to concentrate on what he or she can do, in the course of a burning effort to do it better.

It's true that being in an individual sport, you have to be a little bit selfish.

In F1, nobody is here to help you, and you have to make your place, and that is done by everyone individually.

If you had told me when I was at high school that one day I would be working for a for-profit company, let alone running one, I would have said you were crazy. But I am interested in how you can empower individuals to make change, and Causes is doing just that.

Go where you will, if a shilling can there be procured, you may expect to meet with individuals in search of it.

'The Good, the Bad, the Weird' is about individuals fulfilling their desires and just going the distance to fulfill that desire.

China is an indomitable force, and they have a commitment for excellence.

If I had the space, I would build a full indoor basketball/volleyball court and home gym.

Since I was 20, I wanted to make a short film and send it to international short film festivals. It never happened. I became too big a star to indulge in those things.

Makeup is where my career is going, but I would love to also indulge in music. It's still one of my absolute favorite things in the world.

If I am meant to do a Bollywood film, I will get it. If not, I won't. I really don't differentiate between industries. As long as I get roles that give me a high, I enjoy it.

I wish I was more industrious, but I don't necessarily have that drive.

In this industry, very few actors can control their career.

I want to win a championship and to win the Indy 500 makes me want it so much more.

I'm definitely more one of the drivers who would want to do Daytona, Le Mans, and the Indy 500.

Success breeds inequality, and you don't want to choke off success.

If you don't have money or you come from a background that doesn't have money, it's harder to achieve your ambition in life. It's not that you can't, but it becomes harder. Inequality is one of the worst things that can exist in our society, so I am interested in those kind of things.

Directing a film was something I always wanted to do, something that seemed an inevitability in my development as an actor.

If I'm greedy and keep chasing the money, it's inevitable I will be beaten one day.

I think it is inevitable that I'll be coaching or be a GM.