Quotes About Persistence

I've been a working actor for many years, but it's not always been successful for me. I certainly struggled in the past.

I don't know so much about making it, because I think of myself as a working actor who's always got my eye on what's going to be the next job. I've been acting for 22 years, and I think there's something to be said for simply staying in the game.

When I came to Mumbai, I knew that I am an actor but I am not a working actor. To keep this actor alive, I had to feed him, I took up the casting job so that I can run my house.

It's not like suddenly, when you become a working actor all your friends are in the same situation. I have friends who are still handing out flyers for their one-woman show and trying to make ends meet.

I've been just like any other working actor, out there looking for stuff.

As far as my dreams go, all I want to do is be a working actor, and I happily achieved that.

All I wanted to do was be a working actor.

It was always my goal to be a working actor.

I certainly had times when I thought this wasn't going to work out, but just being a working actor felt like a victory.

Everyone has different paths. I've been lucky to have a good support system - my family, friends and colleagues to keep me grounded and humble and to keep working hard. I never give up.

When times are down, keep believing, keep working hard, and things will pick up.

What we reliably find is that people's perseverance scores are actually higher than their passion scores, and I think it really does get to the fact that working hard is hard, but maybe finding your passion is even more difficult.

I've got my head down, working hard, while others are chasing other frivolous things.

Working hard is very important. You're not going to get anywhere without working extremely hard.

It's just racing. Sometimes you have difficult moments, and then you try to work hard, and you keep working hard, and you overcome the situation. It's as simple as that.

I spent my whole life working hard.

I was a second-division B player, and I've had to work very hard. I tell the players, 'The moment we stop working hard on this, as soon as we stop dedicating hours to this, we'll fall.'

As long as you're working hard for what you love doing, you'll have a good chance of getting somewhere with it.

Don't ever, ever, believe anyone who tells you that you can just get by, by doing the easiest thing possible. Because there's always somebody behind you who really wants to do what you're doing. And they're going to work harder than you if you're not working hard.

Personally, I've learned about perseverance: when you hear the word 'No,' and when you hear rejection, that it's not always final. And that timing is everything, and you have to stay the course and just keep working hard and know that, when your time comes, that it will be sweet and that it will be the perfect time.

Even when I was injured, I was always working hard.

When we lose, we don't have to change everything but correct things by working hard.

The only way to learn and hone your craft is by working hard and writing regularly.

As long as I keep working hard, the sky will be the limit.