Quotes About Persistence

In L.A., you constantly go on auditions, and you're usually not what they're looking for - you get used to going back and back to the same show, and nothing happens.

There were years in between of going to auditions pretty much every day and getting nothing.

It was a lot of auditions and tapings and stuff like that.

You have to keep persevering. An actor goes to a lot of auditions and doesn't get the part.

I think people feel completely stunted without an agent, but there's a lot of auditions to be had without one and a lot to be learned before you take an agent on.

I used to cry on the way to auditions.

I have had to give auditions for every film I had done until 'Dedh Ishqiya.'

I had my first fight in August of 2009 and haven't looked back since.

Something I've definitely learned from my aunt and my mom is that you've got to keep your eye on the ball. You have to realize that, in some instances, you may need to work twice as hard to get half as much, but you don't stop. You don't stop fighting.

I'm going to keep on going, day in and day out, be the same Tavon Austin.

When I was in Australia, I had three different agents in three different years, and I didn't have one audition. They were good agents; I just never had one audition that was the right stuff.

With Australians we're saying we're going to win before we start playing and pretty much keep on saying that.

I wanted to be an author for as long as I can remember.

My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.

I had to start all the way down the divisions and that is really difficult. You might be playing well and having great performances - but nobody ever watched us.

Truly, you always do your best in an audition. Even if it's terrible, you've done your best in the moment.

Always do your best.

Every game you play, you do your best.

I was told I have to work 10 years to get a doctorate. Well, I have worked all that time to become a doctor in professional wrestling. So to speak, I have a Ph.D. in professional wrestling.

Doctors didn't know what to do with me.

The doctors told me I could never have kids, but God blessed me anyway.

I'm very dogged when I believe in something. I'm also dark and twisty.

Advancement only comes with habitually doing more than you are asked.

I'll continue doing good projects.