Quotes About Aspiration

Fortunately, the films I do not require too much of glamour. Those are the kinds of roles I'm looking for.

The obsession required to see a feature through from concept to release is not a rational thing to do with your brief time on this planet. Nor is it something to which an intelligent person should aspire.

I never saw myself as an actor. I neither had the looks nor the backing required to be an actor.

The biggest thing is bringing energy and leadership on both ends of the floor. The player I want to be, and know I can be, that caliber, does so. It's just something that I think is required for me to be who I want to be.

There is a fascination with the idea that one has 'seen someone else do something' before one can achieve it. Maybe that's true in some cases, but clearly it is not a requirement. I knew what I wanted to do.

I'd love to run for office, but it requires such knowledge.

We actually believe in hope. But hope requires purpose. And purpose requires direction.

If I could do what Hilary Mantel does, I would probably do that. She is more intelligent and a better researcher and knows more what she's about than I do.

In my life, I have learned that most people want the same thing. They are not driven by class resentment. What they want most is to make a better life for themselves and their families - and to know that the opportunities for their children will be better than they were for themselves.

I applied for 'Korea's Next Top Model 2' when I was a freelance model, but I dropped out right after making it to the top 30. It left a resentment in my heart.

An Oscar clears the deck of envy and resentment. You think, 'Well, I've got that. I can relax now.'

No, I am not after huge stars. But I have no reservations about working with stars.

All men in their 40s want to be in rock bands, and I reserve the right to be in a pub band at some point.

I played United's reserves for a few years and I wanted to take that next step, which was a loan move.

People don't come to New York out of resignation. They come here with a dream. Mine was to be an actress.

My wife loves football, but I think she's resigned to the fact that I'll never make it there.

I wanted to get superimposed on a shuttle launch.

I've never been shy about big ideas.

Shy Carter helped me write 'One Call Away.' He is a brand new artist. I really want to help jumpstart his career because I think he's super-talented.

There's a negative connotation to ambitious women, and I think that we should be able to be proud of being ambitious and not shy away from that, if that... is what you want to do.

Of course when I started, it's not because I was such a brilliant actress. I didn't know I was good. I thought I was really bad. I was very shy. I was 18 and dreaming of becoming an actress.

I was a late bloomer. I was a kinda shy little kid, definitely a child of the dark side. I wanted to play guitar and be in a rock band.

When I was little, I had a feeling that I was going to end up being an actress. I spent a lot of time alone, I was a very shy girl, and I would pretend I was telling someone about this new role that I got.

I think all girls secretly want to be actresses because acting seems so glamorous. But as a child, I was always the villager who had one line in the school play. I was shy and I had a bit of a lisp.