Quotes About Passion

It's a crazy world, stardom. I don't even think of myself as a star. I just like to go to work.

My music comes before my stardom, so the pressure of handling fame does not matter.

You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom.

When I started out in independent films in the early '70s, we did everything for the love of art. It wasn't about money and stardom. That was what we were reacting against. You'd die before you'd be bought.

I really want to do good work. I really do. My priority isn't stardom.

I want to become actor not because I want money and become more famous. No I don't want that. It is not that l want stardom, I want to contribute to good cinema.

Rock stardom and all that stuff like that was never like my main M.O., my main M.O. is musical growth, and if I become a rock star in the process, great!

I don't concentrate about stardom as I always wanted to be an actor and remain to be the same.

Usually the science-fiction fan has some indication they're a sci-fi fan and, therefore, a 'Stargate' fan. In other words, they could be wearing a rubber head or some kind of costume or just a T-shirt that gives them away.

I'm a huge geek, so I love 'Stargate' and 'Firefly.'

You have to go to sleep at night staring at the wall, thinking, 'Damn, I can't wait for it to be morning so I can have the ball at my feet again!' You can only play your best football in these conditions.

I don't remember the decision to be an actor. It was just... a very stark interest.

People come to the stadium to forget their lives for 90 minutes, and it's up to us to give them satisfaction; to get them out of their chairs and to fall asleep with stars in their eyes.

Sometimes fans for male pop stars or actors can be a little crazy. I was that way with Jesse McCartney and N'Sync.

I think, in America, for a long time you had groups that wanted to be stars more than they wanted to make music.

Chefs don't become chefs just to earn stars - that's not the goal.

I think India is very passionate about films. It's almost a second religion back home. Due to that, I think film stars are - are really held in great esteem. Not that we're complaining, but I think with that comes a lot of responsibility.

Rock stars are incredibly energizing to me.

For some people, you know, Garrison Keillor, Rush Limbaugh, really the stars, they've got a passion. They eat, drink and breathe radio, and I'm not like that. I used to think I wanted to be. But I need to be away from it, too, and that's the difference, I think.

Most aspiring child actors or child stars have a passion for it. But as easy as it is for me to say that I wouldn't put my kids in it, if I saw that they really, really wanted to do and they had the drive, then I would fully support it. As long as there's balance at home, then they could do whatever they wanted to do.

Kill Rock Stars allowed me to put out a real genuine rock 'n' roll record.

There's enough music in the world. There are enough rock stars.

More than accepted, it's encouraged for rock stars to be out of control.

I guess rock stars are role models for the kids who listen to that music. My role models have all been geologists - you know, the guys who are doing fieldwork until they're 70.