Quotes About Ambition

I got it into my head that I was going to be starring in movies that I wrote, so that's what I did. I stopped acting in all things, and I wrote my first script, which was optioned a week after I finished it.

I never stopped myself from doing difficult roles.

I never wanted to be a puppeteer. I stopped puppeteering when I was about 18. I puppeteered when I was eleven years old to 18 to make extra money to go to Europe, which I made half of and my parents gave me half.

If I'd stopped dreaming, I don't think I'd be here; I'd be somewhere else.

I lost in the amateurs, losing a controversial fight that stopped me going to an Olympic Games - and it's not a nice feeling.

I never stopped working, but I did let my contract run out. And I didn't really actively pursue it.

I did school plays, and then, at the age of 18, I applied to drama school in London, and I got in. I've been very lucky that no one so far has stopped me from being able to live my dream - the industry or my parents.

I don't think I could live with myself if I stopped trying.

During the time I was on The Hardy Boys, I was also watching other people's careers. I thought the next step was to be a movie star. I kept saying no to projects, and offers stopped coming in. I was no longer hot.

I stopped acting because I had other passions I wanted to pursue.

I have never stopped considering not becoming a writer.

I made four comedies, and all did well, but I always wanted to do an action film. When I saw 'Singham,' I thought this was the right film. Many stopped me, saying, 'You are doing so well in comedy, why do you want to make this film?'

I'm just a genetic freak, but it has never stopped me from doing whatever I want to.

I never lost sight of my goals. I never stopped thinking I could reach the top.

I started writing in fourth grade and never stopped. I faked my way through high school and nearly was flushed from college - I still can't pay attention - and then had a series of day jobs. But always, continuously, I have written.

If you want to build something fantastic, just do it. Who is stopping you?

I never thought of stopping, and I just hated sleeping. I can't imagine having a better life.

Nothing is stopping me from doing what I love to do.

I want to keep pushing the limits to see what's possible. That's the nice thing about ski racing - no one is stopping you from going faster.

I was a wayward child, very passionate and very determined. If I made up my mind to do something, there was no stopping me.

When I was young, a lot of things were closed off to me. I was always told, 'Don't do this, you can't do that' - instead of stopping me, it made me think, 'I can do that, I must do that.'

I'm not stopping. My dream has come true, and I'm staying.

There's just no stopping me. I went through life big-bang-banda-boom-bada-boom.

I know where I am headed and how will I evolve. There's nothing stopping you. I don't have a family background on films, and I will need to work for it.