Quotes About Passion

I am somehow allowed by the universe to do exactly what I want to do to make a living.

No one starts playing my kind of music to make a fortune. But I do want to keep doing what I do and I do want to continue selling records. And I would, eventually, quite like some money.

I don't need to sell tons of records, but I want longevity. I want to make music for the rest of my life.

A lot of people just love music, especially a lot of aspiring artists. They just want to jump in and start making music. They don't really take time to grow and appreciate the craft.

I think every script I read has something that sends me into a state of panic but that usually makes me want to do it.

Theres not a lot out there, and what is out there has to be really interesting to make me want to leave my life, which is really precious to me.

When what you do and care about is aligned with what the market wants and cares about, you've created a recipe for career success.

It wasn't a touch that said I need more. It was a touch that said I want this.

I've been sky-diving three times. I would go right now if someone told me the plane was about to take off. I love it. I'm an adrenaline junkie. I don't want to go bungee-jumping.

That's my suggestion for kids who want to act, by the way: Make sure it's really your choice, get out of it when it stops being fun, and get an education.

Where do you draw the line, between love and greed? We never did know, we always wanted more. We want to take it all in, for one last time, we want to eat the world with our eyes.

I make music for people to feel happy with my music and the people that actually want to support me, that's all I care about. I care about the people that want the music. I make the music for them.

I obviously love to sing, it's my passion, as is being a mom. Those are the two things that pretty much consume my every day and so I want to keep doing that as long as I can.

There is still a future with music, because people want music

Watching a really good movie excites me, because it makes we want to get up off the couch and go shoot something and act in a scene.

I'm definitely very careful about the things that I want to be a part of, but it's also important for me to get dance out there to more people.

I am at a stage in my life where I want to only do thing that I love. I only want to do things that make me happy. Making money is important, but it's not my ultimate driver.

You cannot earn money from any artistic career. You have to spend all the time if you want to develop, and keep presenting shows that are always better, always new.

Too often we take notes on writing, we think about writing but never do it. I want you to walk into the heart of the storm, written words dripping off hair, eyelids, hanging from hands.

Most good media come out of somebody saying, 'This should exist; this is something I want to read.

Persistence is incredibly important. Persistence proves to the person you're trying to reach that you're passionate about something, that you really want something.

Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs

I think the most important thing about what musicians do is the music. You can be as big an arsehole as you want but if you're not making good music, you won't get away with it.

Filmmaking is something I have to do. It's not something I particularly want to do.