Quotes About Aspiration

When I was little, I wanted to be a civil engineer. Not a ballerina, not a doctor, a civil engineer. I was such a nerd.

Even though I wanted to be John Malkovich or Sean Penn when I was a kid, mostly I was a music nerd.

I would have liked to be a nerd. I didn't even make it to that.

I was very nervous about taking on an empire that was richer and far more powerful than I will ever be. It was very daunting.

'Cuckoo's Nest' was my first film, and I had wanted to do film for some time, but somehow I had not clicked. I would go in for interviews or readings, and I never had the sense that I was anywhere near what they were looking for.

I wanted to build up a little nest egg and go back to L.A. and choose roles that I wanted to do instead of roles that I had to do to pay the bills.

If I get the chance to coach Netherlands, I would like to take that chance.

I don't mean this grandly, but it was never my intention to live in L.A. and do a big network show.

I couldn't even get an audition for network TV at home in Ireland.

I've been trying to get into comedy for years. I had a meeting with one of the networks a couple years ago, a general meeting, and when they asked what I was looking for and I told them I'd prefer to do comedy, it was as if I had two heads.

What I should have been, you see, is a neurologist.

I'm a neurotic fiction writer who'd like to be a cowboy.

We never expect to go to No 1 - though of course we always hope to.

I can never forget my first film - it was instrumental in me becoming an actor.

I'm trying to help inspire kids to achieve their dreams and never give up.

Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.

Always dream. Never give up!

The women that inspire me are the ones who have careers and children; why would I want to limit myself? I've always wanted to have children, and I would never give up that experience for a career. I want to have it all.

You can never say never in this game, but I can't see myself boxing again. There's loads of things I want to do.

I'd love to get involved in X Factor,' maybe - never say never.

I never stop looking for things to try and make myself better.

We are all human and fall short of where we need to be. We must never stop trying to be the best we can be.

I have chosen to never take myself out of the running for roles. I will continue to throw myself into projects that I am passionate about and will continue to create opportunities for myself.

I love Priyanka Chopra. So whatever lessons I can learn from her is nevertheless.