Quotes About Passion

There are times when I may be really into a person or a thing, and even though my heart is present, my mind travels.

It was treacherous. I think someone was injured. But I did love being there, we all did.

For I must tell you that we artists cannot tread the path of Beauty without Eros keeping company with us and appointing himself as our guide.

Yes, I'd really love to get a chance to tread the boards in the West End, that would be incredible.

I love doing my 'Buried Treasure' show.

I grew up in an era where an orchestra was like a treasure chest.

Through the years I've found that I prefer live playing to recording. I still do lots of recording - but I treasure the live shows.

I never thought that I would treasure doing my job, and I have reached that point. I've gotten to a point where it's like the priesthood: this is what I was called to do.

A lot of people don't understand why I'm not out diving for treasure.

I love 'Treasure.' It's one of my favourite albums.

Yes, I'm a fan, and 'The Lost City of Z' has been my inspiration. Percy Fawcett was one of my heroes, and I loved the book and the film. I was lost in the same area that Fawcett had explored, and I can identify with his sense of passion and obsession, and I definitely see the romance in searching for lost treasure.

I didn't actually know what a treasure 'The Great British Bake Off' was, so I just thought, 'oh it'll be fun to do that, I'd like to do that.' Then when I went and had to have an audition and meet Paul Hollywood, I suddenly thought, 'this is really important.'

Never treat anything you do as a stepping stone. Do it fully, and follow it completely.

I'm happy about working; I'm happy about gracing the stage and coming out and making people laugh. I never treat it like a job or feel that way. It's the best thing ever to me, and I feel like a kid in a candy store.

I think I take what you might call a B-movie story, deal with B-movie subjects, and I treat it as if it's an A-movie in terms of my approach, my crew, my actors, my ethics and so on. I guess that's my trademark or one of them, anyway!

I've always found the secret is to stay fit and treat sport as a profession. I chose sport as a passion.

I treat my acting career with a lot of respect.

I once loved this game. But after being traded four times, I realized that it's nothing but a business. I treat my horses better than the owners treat us. It's a shame they've destroyed my love for the game.

Every film for every actor is a make-or-break film. I believe every film has the power to break you or make you. So, an actor will treat every film like his last film. That's the way we need to work, and that's the way you can drum up that passion needed to do good work.

There's a loyalty attached to football, and it is more communal than theatre. If you go to the football, it is part of the structure of your life. For lots of people, theatre is a treat.

Every film is like my own kid; I don't treat them differently.

Quite honestly, I treat myself with cars I really want to drive, and I have some flexibility to do that.

To me, the art of music is magnificent, and I cannot bear to see it treated in a shabby way.

I think 'Dead Poets' was probably my favorite, just to get started with the idea of doing a movie that people treated as more than a movie.