Quotes About Ambition

As an actor, when you go for auditions, there are certain roles that come along and you think, 'I really want that one,' and Prince Arthur was definitely one of those.

When I started off my career I did each and everything on my own. Whether it was finding numbers or going for auditions it was done all alone without anyone's help.

Sometimes with auditions and going up for a role, you don't want to admit to yourself that it's everything you've ever wanted.

Something I've definitely learned from my aunt and my mom is that you've got to keep your eye on the ball. You have to realize that, in some instances, you may need to work twice as hard to get half as much, but you don't stop. You don't stop fighting.

What did I know about lawyering? I just thought it was another way to stay in Austin for another three years.

I grew up lower-middle class outside of Austin, I'm a white guy, and I write movies.

It's what I always wanted to do, play in the Australian side as a batsman.

When Im older, I would love to write and direct something and work with Australian people.

'Some day,' I said, 'I will be an author.'

I wanted to be an author for as long as I can remember.

I want to be an author.

My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.

I would very much like to become a best-selling author.

When big teams play each other, you automatically want to raise your game. You want to see what level you're at, and you know you have to step up.

When you accomplish something, or you don't accomplish something, automatically your brain goes to the next challenge. That's your next focus.

Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.

I'm not trying to be average.

People who go far don't sleep an average of 14 hours a day.

I never thought I could make it big. I was just a cashier. I didn't want to be just another average person, but all I had was some dreams.

Every day, I'm working on my aviation career so that I don't have to think about working as an actor.

I'm not aiming for an Academy Award.

I would love to have a song that I wrote by myself to win a 'Song of the Year' award.

It seems like I'm one of those people that has the personality where, if I win an award, I wake up the next day, and I'm like 'Oh, but I didn't win this award though, or this didn't happen.'

I want to become a movie director and win an Academy Award. That's what I'm trying to do.