Quotes About Passion

Couldn't imagine any other way of living, outside of books, outside my work. Which doesn't mean I am not interested in other things, of course - I am interested in many things. But the center, the crux, is always literature.

I'm always interested in projects. Whatever I do, I'm interested in the color of the material. I'm not interested in who's making it. I'm more concentrated on the work.

At the end of the day, I'm still an African-American woman in a male-dominated industry, so sometimes you have to deal with people not taking your ideas seriously. But I look at it as, I'd rather have adversities in something that I love than doing something that I hate or where I am not interested.

I'm not interested in how well someone can sing. It's what you're singing that interests me.

I am not interested in churning out a certain number of films every year. For me, it's about the quality of work. I think it's about following your instincts and doing a film for the right reason.

I'm not interested in passion and love for their own sake - without the struggle of life, they're just fluff.

You cannot will yourself to be interested in something you're not interested in. But you can actively discover and deepen your interest.

I'm not interested in putting naturalism on stage - I want passion.

I just want to work on music and make some new stars. I'm not interested in being a star.

You'll never see me on anything like 'MasterChef.' I'm just not interested.

People think that I'm not interested in doing Marathi films, but that's not true. Marathi cinema is very close to my heart.

I'm not interested in anything besides making some good music, helping some artists, being an executive. I'm pretty happy with that.

People are forced to become doctors or engineers today. It makes no sense to force children to study something they are not interested in. I believe each one should be encouraged to follow their dreams.

I'm not interested in creating a self-aggrandizing home base for myself, for my artistic foibles and interests.

I'm not interested in the what-do-you-do-for-a-living questions.

If there was a wrong note, it didn't matter as long as it was rocking.

Because I work so much, people think that I have a team writing for me, but that's not why I chose to write music for films. I chose to write music because I like to write music. So every single note that comes out of my studio is written by me, and I wouldn't be able to do two movies at the same time.

Own every note I sing and sell it. Make a connection to the audience. That's what it comes down to, you know?

I did play every little note on the guitar on that record.

I was a drum 'n' bass DJ at first but not any one of note.

I play with feeling so I need to hear what is coming out of the amplifier to inspire me; I don't just play mechanically. I need to hear what I am doing in order to create the next note. If I don't hear it then I can't feed myself.

There is no formula to it. Writing every song is a little journey. The first note has to lift you.

Duane Allman was the best guitar player I ever heard who didn't read a note.

That's the thing about the blues: It's one thing to hit a note on a guitar. To make it matter is something else altogether.