Quotes About Passion

People generally pay attention to what they already know about and what they care about.

People ask me why I became an actor, and the truth is that once you get cut from the baseball team, you need another angle to get women to pay attention.

If you don't love your job, you can't maintain the discipline in playing that many years. It starts with the love, discipline and taking care of your body. Understanding the older you get, you have to pay attention to every single detail.

You know, from age 17 on, my paycheck was coming from cooking and working in kitchens.

The last thing I wanted was a big paycheck but no inspiration or support.

I'm not looking for a paycheck.

Never drew a paycheck outside of baseball.

I bought a camera with my first ever paycheck.

I don't think music is my job - I don't think about it that way, because I don't really get paid. There's no paycheck at the end; it's more of a 'whatever is left over' kind of situation.

Martial arts gave me everything in life. It is not about a paycheck; it is about how I live my life.

I can't make it doing anything else, the amount of money. Obviously, anybody can go to work and make money, but the paycheck I make boxing, I'm not going to make anywhere else.

I don't really have the desire, as far as love of the game. It's more about the paycheck I can make.

You don't really coach high school basketball because it's a good paycheck. You do it because you love it, care about the kids and you're just passionate about the game.

I'm not just here to get a paycheck and leave. I'm here to be one of the greatest basketball players to ever play.

I have a passion for music; I love music. But I also have a passion for money and paying my bills.

I never had a paying job that was not in theatre.

I hate to sound like a romantic adolescent, but I believe artists don't generally see art as a career choice; they simply can't overcome their desire to make art, and will live on little income for as long as they have to, before they start to sell their work - or give up and get a paying job.

I used to do this as a kid. And now they're paying me for it, which is cool.

Writing isn't manual labor. Nor is it emptying the dishwasher or paying bills. It's work, sure, but sometimes it should be fun.

I gave in to the idea of paying attention to what you like and letting it help you make better stuff.

I'm not doubtful that I am doing what I should be doing - writing for theater - and that I'm doing it in a way no one else does it. Whether anyone else is paying attention or anyone else cares, I'm still ambivalent about that. It's still an open question.

I dedicate all my time to music. And I'm glad that it's paying off in some ways.

I'm just making music, and I'm paying my bills.

The worst career advice is to just do something because it's paying, and there are a lot people out there that will push you to take a job because of money. I am not motivated by money, and I have found a lot of disappointment when I've had to do something because I needed to support myself in that way.