Quotes About Challenge

If someone tells me that something can't be done, that makes me more determined to do it.

In Louisiana, we are resilient, and we are determined to meet any challenge that comes our way.

As a defender, how much ground I cover isn't up to me. I'm defending against a forward, so her movement determines my movement.

When I was 12, I was told I couldn't play with the boys anymore, and I was devastated.

Cardio is the devil.

The devil I know is the establishment, and I'm gonna beat that devil.

My position is that of detective, confessor, vaudevillian, advocate. And devil's advocate.

If you're going to talk about the devil, at some point you've got to meet the devil.

We all have to dance with our devils. But I lead.

Since 80% of my career has been devoted to successful commercial cinema, I have always been told that I do not know how to act.

I got diabetes.

Shortly before I turned 37 and my older daughter turned 3, I was diagnosed with breast cancer: stage III of IV.

Dialect was my biggest fear. So, I spent a long time working with dialect coaches just trying to get American down. I think it's very important and very easy to misinterpret.

It was hard to do 'Vikings.' It was hard to do 'Copper.' Part of that was, like, there's dialect and other things.

I think it's much harder to have a long dialogue scene than an action scene. An action scene is long, but it's not really hard. It's kind of boring, really. It looks good at the end, but to shoot it, it's not the most exciting thing.

Changing diapers is one of the most leveling things that has ever happened to me.

What I find really attractive is something that's going to be a little dangerous. Something that might get me into trouble; you know, you turn up in London and you've just rewritten Dickens. And, of course, then you think, 'What have I done?'

Me and my comedy writer friends talk a lot about how we love 'Die Hard,' but we'll never be able to write 'Die Hard.'

It's always a battle to play against Diego Costa.

I hate cutting weight. I hate making weight. I hate dieting. But I'm going to make this weight. I can't wait to do that when I step on them scales.

I always look for a challenge and something that's different.

I just want to challenge myself and play some different characters.

I am not someone who will pick just any role in order to work. I want to attempt different characters.

I want to do different kinds of roles and work on good scripts because doing the same kind of roles is boring - both for me and the audience.