Quotes About Aspiration

I'm a futures man.

If I die tomorrow I could die happy, because this feels like possibly the biggest thing I'll ever do in my career, and I'm fine with that. I get to be in a movie with Gaga.

People often ask me whether I plan to apply for a job after an MBA, but I tell them it is just to gain knowledge.

My dream since I was a kid was to show in a gallery.

I've always had this dream of doing an art gallery thing, and it was just finally, 'All right, let's do it.'

Who would I be in 'Game of Thrones?' I love Brienne.

Hollywood has never been a goal, necessarily - there was no 'Conquer America' game plan for me.

I would love to play Indira Gandhi.

I would like to be a gang leader on 'Sons of Anarchy' or own a lemonade stand on 'Boardwalk Empire.'

You know that gap between where you are and where you'd like to be? Within that gap, there is an ache and an aspirational leap, which is very good for writing.

There's a gap between what I want to do, what I do on camera, and what gets edited. Right? So the goal is to try and close the gaps. What's the biggest compliment is if I read a review and it's exactly what I wrote down in my diary before ever filming it. That's really cool. That's the biggest signifier of closing the gaps.

I'd like to own my own garage and my own fishery. I'd also like to be a professional fisherman. But I'll take whatever happens.

My dream was to have a garage where I could put some of the coolest cars I've ever seen throughout my life.

I was like, 'I'll take out garbage or do whatever it takes just to work at 'New York Magazine.' My god! I'd do anything!

I'm not a gardener. I wish I was.

There were points when I've thought about getting into landscape gardening or getting back to illustrating, but mostly with a bit of a chip on my shoulder.

We never put any limitations on what Gateway could be. We had big dreams, big goals.

Matthew Morrison

Gene sometimes... well, he has his dream list.

I always wanted to be Gene Hackman and I always wanted to be, you know... I wanted to be one of these guys. I always wanted to be Bob Duvall.

I think I was born with the drive for success because I have a certain gene.

Generally, we admire the thing we are not.

The reason why so little is done, is generally because so little is attempted.

Maybe it's a generational thing, but I never wanted to be the best black dancer in the world. I just wanted to be the best.