Quotes About Ambition

Ever since I was maybe nine or 10 years old, I'd say, 'I'm gonna be an actor, and I'm gonna go to Julliard, and I'm gonna be in movies.' My parents never said, 'What's your backup plan?'

I always had that get-up-and-go to work for myself - I never wanted a nine-to-five job.

I'm just not Mr. Joe that goes to work nine-to-five. I never will be.

I can never see myself working a nine-to-five.

Something happened in the nineties. There was a shift. I don't want to blame it on grunge or the rise of indie - but that was basically it. It was seen as dirty and kind of ignorant to have these ambitions, to want to be a big band.

Ninety percent has to come from yourself, your inner-energy, motivation to get the most out of yourself.

When I was a boy, I wanted to be a Ninja. Now I am a man, now I am a Ninja.

Ninja is super-ambitious - more than I am.

There were times in the writing of Ninth House' where I thought, have I gone too far?'

I love to fly. I always wanted to fly. It's been one of my dreams since I was 3 years old. I remember saying to my mom, 3 years old, every day, 'I can fly!' Living on the ninth floor, it was dangerous.

Young lawyers attend the courts, not because they have business there, but because they have no business.

I've built 'The Conversation' from the ground up with no business training.

I'm in Hollywood - I have no business not being in the movie industry.

I moved when I was 16. I had no clue what to expect in moving to L.A. I had no clue, really, about what acting was. I just knew that I wanted to do it.

When I was watching 'Sivaji,' I had no clue I will be a filmmaker; I had not even started making short films at that time.

Though I used to do a lot of stage shows in my childhood and college, but never thought that it would turn into a career. I had no connection with Bollywood.

Where I am now, you're very much at everybody else's mercy. You have no control over your career in a lot of ways. It's just important to know what your own goals are, because that's empowering.

I have no desire to be famous at all.

I had no desire to be a chef, but I had a desire to be someone who was heard.

I had no desire to be a stand-up comic until I decided to do it.

I love acting, and I have no desire to direct.

I have no desire to play King Lear or Hamlet. I never had a grand ambition. I just followed my nose.

I have no desire to coach basketball.

Some people said, 'Oh you're going to become a fine artist now and do exhibits and stuff.' But I have no desire to do that. I really like design and I'm going to stay with it.