Quotes About Perseverance

The first things I did was I was a writer, painter, and photographer, and we grew up very poor, so even though I could get into any college I wanted, there was no way to pay for it.

I didn't know a single female photographer who covered conflict who even had a boyfriend, much less a husband or a baby.

I can't express enough to anyone who is fighting for whatever their dream is, whether it's to become a doctor, or a teacher, or a photographer - it doesn't matter - it's such a hard, hard road.

I was not getting work, even after auditioning for films. So I started working in a studio as a photographer; I assisted a cinematographer for two ads. I was thinking that I will get into photography or cinematography or assist someone. But then the 'Dangal' offer came, and I was busy with the auditions.

We made 'Mickey and the Bear' with barely any money with a first-time director, a first-time director of photography, and a crew who had just graduated from NYU film school. We were all very much in this together for the first time. There's no famous actor or big explosions. It's not a Marvel movie. I thought nobody was going to see this film.

The funny thing is, when you look at photos of Tuvia Bielski, he was fair, blue-eyed, and could pass for a Gentile.

My night is over only when there are no more photos to take and nothing left to sign.

I guess if I had to put it into a single phrase, the moral of the Frank stories is that the hammer never really falls.

You've heard the phrase 'There are no small roles, just small actors?' Well, I kind of disagree. There are small roles, but when you get a lot of them in a row, you can become a pretty successful actress, and that's what I've done.

'It can't be done' is not a phrase I recognize.

I never had a good physical base.

I think you should be able to imagine things in a different way. And, you have to dedicate both your physical and mental abilities to that ambition to accomplish it.

Creative burnout and physical burnout is real. I mean, there are moments when I get home - after overseeing, you know, almost 16 collections a year - where I can't move.

I knew that maybe I couldn't be playing again, but I just wanted to get in physical shape.

Physical activity can get you going when you are immobilized. Get action in your life, and don't just talk about it. Get into the arena!

Modeling is not something you excel because you are clever but is based on physical appearance, but then you have to be a businesswoman, like, to keep your longevity.

I've dealt with a lot of physical pain, with a lot of emotional pain; anybody's who's ever been an alcoholic has handled both of those in extreme.

You have to put your body through a lot of physicality with wrestling.

I like to play Gandhi, but I've got tired of it, though not bored of it. I have to go through the physicality of losing weight.

I may not be the most physically tough player, but I think mentally I'm right up there.

A dancer's life is hard - it is so physically demanding, and at any moment, you could have an injury that could end your career.

I might retire when acting becomes too hard on me physically, but I don't want to give up easily. I really want to have a long-term acting career.

This sport has given me so much. It has taught me to be strong emotionally and physically.

I have to say that I thought search-and-rescue duties over Snowdonia were physically and mentally demanding, but looking after a 3-week-old baby is up there!