Quotes About Ambition

I want to show everyone that you can do what you want, don't be afraid to try new things.

You need new ways to keep motivating yourself, and creative ways are part of the formula.

I wanted to be a New York City cop before I became an actor.

When I moved to New York City in 1965, I wanted to be in theater. I was following my Ethel Barrymore dream. But I was too young to be Ethel.

In New York City, the meek don't inherit the earth. The big mouth does.

If I don't have an ability to go the places that I have been invited to show at and to speak at and to feature my talent, well then, I am going to stay here in New York City and work my butt off.

I knew I wanted to be a ballet dancer, but what kind, I wasn't sure. My two dream companies had been New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theater.

I just want to continue the success and be an athlete that is shown in a good light in New York City.

I associated excellence in writing with New York City.

I wanted to be a New York City firefighter. I didn't make it in, though.

I went to New York City to Columbia University, and with the first directing exercise, I knew I was a director.

During the time I was Miss America, I had come to New York City because I had decided I wanted to try to get into television.

After graduating from Brown, I went to law school and became a corporate lawyer in New York City.

By the time I was 14, my most burning ambition was to leave my home, leave my neighborhood, leave my city. I kept it a secret wish. It was easier done than said. It wasn't only that I wanted to leave Chicago - I wanted to live in New York City. And I did - for a time.

That's how I started. I moved to New York City, and I was a makeup artist.

I didn't grow up, really, in the film business, even though my parents are both artists. I grew up in New York City. They would never put me into acting. I just kind of wanted it, and I told them that.

My mom moved to New York City alone with a kid on each hip to try to live an authentic artistic life.

Oh, I like New York City. It's like my country. The people have good energy, good atmosphere. It's just work, work, work. Everyone is working. It's a lot like my country.

I told my parents I wanted to move to New York City and be an actress when I was around seven or eight.

I moved to New York City in the '80s to be an actress and to be on Broadway. That was always my dream.

I had started out my grown-up life in New York City, but I couldn't figure out how to be an actor there. And so I had been a magazine illustrator instead.

There's nothing more fun than seeing the things that you dreamed about when you were a kid come true. I'm headlining an iconic theater in New York City during the New York Comedy Festival. When you're starting off as a comedian, you don't think that's ever going to happen.

It'd be crazy to be an all-time great in New York City. That's a dream come true.

To get 'The Greatest Showman' greenlit, we had to get everyone into New York City to hear a read through, where we'd read through the script and sing it.