Quotes About Passion

My first words were always about food - I grew up in northern California, and when I was 10 years old, I had my own pretzel cart business.

I grew up in Northern California, all I ever did was race and that's all I was focused on.

Barney was interested in bringing professional boxing back to Northern Ireland in a big way.

I actually went to study journalism at Northwestern, thinking that would be my Plan B for a career. But then I realized, if I'm going to struggle and make no money, I might as well do what I really want to do.

I left Norway after high school and moved to Manhattan and went to film school in Manhattan. That's when I really found out that this was my calling and what I wanted to do.

I love to look back, but I don't want my music to be nostalgic. I want it to have the same vibrancy that the music I love had when it came out. I'm trying to get that electricity.

What rock n' roll was supposed to be about was getting loose, enjoying it, going a little crazy, and not caring how you act or dress.

I'm not giving up acting, I'm definitely not going to stop.

Acting isn't always about the amount of talent you have, or your ability to cry on command. The point is, how well can you take direction? How well can you put aside your own ideas or ego and listen to the ideas of the director and the people above you, while not giving up the passion and drive of that character?

If I'm not the best D-lineman, it's not good enough for me.

I do believe I'm not good enough to be a professional dancer. I believe that in my heart.

Keith Moon is not interested in jazz and won't ever be a jazz drummer because he's more interested in looking good and being screamed at.

I'm just not interested in selling out to get on the charts and make people happy.

I'm not interested in money.

I'm not interested in doing work that doesn't captivate me.

I'm not interested in business for business's sake.

I'm not interested in being known for anything other than the work.

I was not interested by cinema when I was young.

I know that there are many things I could do, but I'm not interested. It's more important to be loving and to have a lively mind.

I am not interested to do a five-minute role in a film which is not exciting to me.

I'm not interested in celebrities, with their free dresses. I'm interested in clothes.

Some of the best times I've ever had in my life have been because of acting and through acting. But I'm not interested in the game of acting and being an actor and auditioning and all that stuff.

It's very scary to turn things down, but a project has to really mean something to me. I'm not interested in making a lot of money.

If I'm not completely daunted, I'm not interested.