Quotes About Passion

I never wanted to impress anyone nor had to complete my education just so that my parents could allow me to pursue music.

Well, you know, in this crazy world of entertainment, I would say if you have a dream, you have to pursue it.

I am trying to pursue excellence.

It is very important to find a calling and pursue it.

I have found that people who really want to work at 'Saturday Night Live' and pursue it get pretty close. You have to be funny - but everyone who works there, it was their dream to work there. So it's kind of nice in that way - there's a lot of people who say, 'I just always wanted to do this, and now I'm doing it.'

What I have learnt is that it is important to pursue your passion more than your legacy; if you have a passion with a purpose, then everything else fits in.

I always wanted to be an actor. It sort of prevented that whole - I never had any of that kind of angsty period old and doing musicals at camp and community theater and plays at school; it was just always what I most enjoyed and always what I intended to pursue.

We all have to find a cause we believe in and pursue it. Sometimes it may cost you your job, your personal life, your love life, etc.

I love both acting and casting, and the idea will be to pursue both.

There was absolutely no pressure from the family. It was my choice to pursue a career in music. I always wanted to do music, which has been close to heart. In fact, I was dead sure about it.

If there is a job that you feel passionate about, do what you can to pursue that job; if there is a purpose about which you are passionate, dedicate yourself to that purpose.

It has to be 'The Piano' by Jane Campion. It inspired me to pursue my dream to direct. It is not just my favorite woman-directed film - it is my favorite film.

I had delusions of being a 'serious actor,' and I wanted to pursue those delusions.

Coming back to America to pursue music is a dream.

I just want to pursue my dream. That is to fight. That is what God put me here to do. He didn't put me here to be a doctor or a lawyer. He put me here to fight.

I was probably about 10 years old when I said to Mom, 'I'd really like to pursue a career in front of the camera.'

It is important for children to learn, whether they want to pursue music or any other field.

I've continued to pursue other interests in my downtime, but I'm glad I'm a musician. It's the perfect career for me.

I need more personal time and, given my extensive work in health care, I want to pursue that interest further.

When I was 11, I decided that music was what I wanted to pursue as a career.

I just want to continue to pursue dancing. I want to focus on making it out there and showing everybody my heart and soul through dance... and do it until I can't walk anymore.

Given that I can't sing like Freddie Mercury, obviously I'm not going to pursue it as a career. What would be the point?

I'm coming up on 30. There are other things that I want to pursue outside of just performing.

If I had to start over, I'd pursue photography - probably to the exclusion of acting.