Quotes About Persistence

I had a bunch of other projects that I worked really hard on after 'Twilight,' and the magic just didn't hit.

I've been in the twilight of my career longer than most people have had their career.

When things are not going the way you want them to go, you start to press.

It's okay if it takes two or three years for something really good to come along, but I don't want to wait ten years for something great to come along.

The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.

After you've done the first feature, then you have heck of a difficult time getting your second film off the ground. They look at your first film and they say, "Oh well, we don't want you anymore."

If you really want something you just hang with it. We think our future's ahead and not behind.

Do the best you can. But I want to emphasize that it be the very best. We are too prone to be satisfied with mediocre performance. We are capable of doing so much better.

I'm not trying to take New York by storm. I just want to sneak in there, keep my head down, batten down the hatches and cook.

You have to overcome negativity and make your dream reality. Even if your family & friends steer you in another directions, do what you want to do. They can't stop you unless you let them.

But it is never over; nothing ends until we want it to. Look, in shattered midnights, On black ice under silver trees, We are still dancing, dancing.

My dad always said he couldn't remember a time when I did not want to act.

Anything you want for life is available to you, the universe is just waiting for you to take the necessary action(s) before it gives you what you want.

Too often we pray to have patience, but we want it right now!

People who had empires, unfortunately, want them back eventually, somehow, someway.

Never give up if you really want something, keep plugging away at it and your dreams can come true.

It's just one of those things. Everybody wants to do it, but it's really difficult. People had to wait for "Indy 4" for a decade, and the reason is because of the people involved.

I don't have a specific plan except for as long as people want to listen to me talk, I'm going to keep talking. I can't imagine a life without doing standup.

Don't listen to anybody who's trying to bring you down. There's so much negativity in the world. If you really want something, then you go for it.

I had luck, but I worked hard and I suffered. It's not just photography I'm talking about. It's about whatever dream you want it to be.

You need unstoppable people. You want people that are just going to get it done.

One movie is only one movie. I want to have a lifetime of making films.

Life is long. Just because you don't get your chance right when you want or expect it doesn't mean it won't come. Fate doesn't punch a time clock or consult a schedule.

Honestly, I don't always want to get up in the mornings, but I do anyway.