Quotes About Persistence

All of the teams in this league that have won multiple championships, they didn't come out the gate winning. Sometimes you have to take those hits to understand what it takes to win.

Anybody can be beaten by one pass once. Are you getting beat by that same pass multiple times in the same game? That answer is no.

Both 'Dear Zindagi' and 'Hichki' did not come easily to me, I had to do multiple rounds of auditions.

I drove my mum and dad mad.

When I came to Mumbai, I only wanted to be an actor, and my approach hasn't digressed over the years. I never really hoped to be in the limelight or wanted to be a star.

I did not come to Mumbai because I wanted to be a star. I came to Mumbai because I genuinely love acting, and it gives me a kick.

Actually, I came to Mumbai from Jamshedpur in 1991 to become an actor. I began searching for work and I was all alone and absolutely empty-handed, no craft and nobody that I knew.

Every good looking and handsome boy goes to Mumbai first to struggle; he doesn't focus on Punjabi cinema.

In Delhi, I got a chance to assist someone on a documentary film. Then I moved to Mumbai. This was before the satellite TV. One had to assist a director for years before being able to direct a movie.

Millions of people come every day to Mumbai to fulfill their acting dreams. Being one of them is always tough.

Even after coming to Mumbai in 1981, I did theatre for some time.

In my third year in Mumbai, I finally got my first break in Bollywood.

Back in 1981, when I had moved to Mumbai from Delhi and literally lived on the streets, I started accepting any role that came my way.

I had all the intentions of being the next Eddie Murphy.

I'm just waiting for the day when my songs aren't flying. Because I kind of believe in Murphy's law - if something can go wrong, it eventually will.

Writing is a muscle that needs to be exercised.

Your artistry is a muscle that needs to be exercised, so if all you are doing is auditioning, you'll never get the satisfaction of fulfilling the need to play the part.

Writing is a muscle that needs to be exercised every day: The more you write, the easier it becomes.

For me, imagination is more important in climbing than muscle or daredevil antics.

Part of being a writer is just getting it in your bones, getting the muscle memory down, just doing it.

Before any girl was making me her Man Crush Monday, I was a singer. Back before I had muscles, when I had a bird chest, I was a singer. I've always been like this, and I've gotten better because I've progressed.

Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now.

I'm never gonna step away from stand-up. I can't. That's what got me where I am, and that's also my muse. That's how I stay level-headed. That's what keeps me going.

The idea for The Muse came from my own life, from a product that I wanted but couldn't find anywhere. Sometimes when you see a need for something in your own life and you can't get it, you feel crazy enough to make it happen yourself.