Quotes About Persistence

For me, I'm an undrafted guy, so every single year was a battle.

Finding my way into a novel is always half the battle.

When I was starting out in Hollywood, everything was such a battle.

I'll keep battling to realize my dreams.

No matter the circumstances, just keep battling and keep battling.

I had eight years of a career before I even saw any fame outside of the Bay. I was famous in the Bay for eight years before that.

What keeps you in this business is the thought that maybe tomorrow will be different.

I'd guess that every American action film would be different. It's just training, training hard, training a lot. Then trying to give your best performance on the day, and I've been lucky so far.

I see a project, and I say I want to audition for it, and people let me audition for it. There's a lot to be grateful for.

I don't think you'll ever be happy about anything unless you've done it.

You can't wait for someone to give you a show. That can't be the first time you're writing and drawing a character.

I have always wanted to write a novel, and I tried many times but could never find the right story. One day, I was walking on the beach, and the idea for 'Groundswell' hit me. I went into the house and started writing and never stopped.

For a show, I can bear a little longer than 45 minutes, not including encores.

If we know where we want to go, then even a stony road is bearable.

I'm not going to make my living out of beating my head against somebody else.

Rewriting is a large part of the whole job. And get rid of stuff that's not working. Just pare it down until it's a beautiful thing you can hand in, probably late, to your editor.

You must bring great resolve to your work. It's not all a bed of roses.

The fact that I went from making a minute-and-a-half video in my bedroom to doing an hour-and-a-half live show is just crazy.

I made a lot of the first album on a laptop in my bedroom after college and after work.

I'm not going to beg anyone else and say 'please please Dana give me the title shot.' Because its like, I'm showing up, I'm fighting in great fashion. I believe the fans like my style. That should be all.

I can't beg for work. One day or the other, you will get work.

I always tell other actors that work begets work. You never know where your next job is going to lead you, down the road.

I just want to say, 'Go work! It doesn't matter what it is. Work begets work. Just go!'

Work begets work. I've always taken the jobs - I've tried to take the jobs where the story is full or the characters are full.