Quotes About Ambition

I want to be judged harshly because that forces me to really sit down and focus.

I live for goals. That's what you are judged by.

When you're on set, you're like, 'Everyone's judging me because I'm the director, and everyone thinks I'm doing this because I just love myself and I want to do everything.' Part of it's true: I do want to do everything, and I do kind of love myself.

I never wanted to be a Judy Garland.

I don't feel I made any sacrifices at all. I'm doing my best to juggle.

I have a dual role as founder of AERIN and Image and Style Director of Estee Lauder. So work is a bit of a juggling act.

I don't think, 'Oh gosh, I won't be quite there and I won't be as successful as I want to be unless I'm juggling a couple of kids, a marriage and a career.'

The only day I will worry is if I stop getting exciting roles. As an actor, I have so much to give. There's a lot of fire and hunger in me to juice every part that I get.

Your competitive juice, your love of the game, it's in you. It's hard to get out.

I have a lot of competitive juices, and I want to go out and compete on the football field every day.

I want to do everything and be greedy in that way - film, TV, radio, theatre. If it's juicy work, I want it!

I'm the guy coming from Juilliard.

I did a lot of engineering things, like taking apart my brother's model car when I was 10. I also played the piano for about 10 years. I auditioned for Juilliard but didn't get in.

Growing up, I always had my dreams set on being an actor, so I looked up to Julia Roberts, Audrey Hepburn.

Take a person like Julia Roberts: she does what she wants.

I grew up watching Julia Roberts and Gwyneth Paltrow. I dreamed of working in the arts.

I'd love the career of Julie Walters. As a man.

I want to jump far all the time and go out there and win medals.

If I could really move my career much more into predominantly directing, I would jump at that.

Growing up as a high jumper, I said if I could ever jump 2.40, I'd be pretty satisfied with my career. It's definitely a barrier for high jumpers.

When I was a kid, my dream was to be an actress and to be able to jump from one world to another, to disappear into roles, that people wouldn't recognize me from one movie to another. So I feel very lucky that I have the opportunity to live that dream.

I was my father's son and my mother's daughter. There was never any time when I felt I wasn't equally capable - whether it was being the only girl in the county who could hit a jump shot in basketball or playing first base in the baseball with the boys. I was always encouraged to do whatever I wanted to do.

It's very important for me to show younger kids that when opportunities are there, you have to jump on them.

If I would become a champion at 125, I will jump between 115 and 125.