Quotes About Passion

For me, the opposite of happiness isn't sadness but boredom.

I can't wait until I have my children. I love the idea that they don't have to do something that they have no interest in, that they can do something completely opposite if they want to.

Everything about acting was either the opposite of my personality or it just didn't seem like something I wanted to be a part of.

Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

Growing up, the Opry was my Hollywood.

The Opry takes dedication and it takes love. It takes love.

My son Ishaan's passion for movies and his exposure to world cinema infuses me with optimism.

I did go to UCLA for art, but the other option was going to Sarah Lawrence and doing creative writing all the way. So that is part of the reason I love to read so much.

I wasn't good at anything at school, and acting was the only thing that I really loved doing and was interested in. It was kind of like my only option. For me to get opportunities in acting is so fortunate. I found something I loved doing and wasn't terrible at; it was quite nice.

I always knew I wanted to be a musician, and I always knew I wanted to write, 'cause the people I was listening to all wrote. I never thought it was an option to sing anyone else's songs.

I could never even entertain the notion that it's an option, to not be an artist.

I was an only child who was never really good at anything else. I had no other option. I could write; I wanted to write; I wrote. Otherwise, I was unemployable.

Plays were really my last option. The reason I didn't write plays initially was because I thought theatre was the worst of all the art forms.

Now, if I speak to people who want to act, I say, 'Don't give yourself a back-up.' If I had gone to university, I wouldn't be doing this job now. Having that pressure and no other option just made me work that much harder for it, because you have no other choice.

Basketball is the axis that allows me to do the things that I do. I have so much love for the game, and it gives me to the option to be able to jump into fashion.

I love acting. I had a backup option in writing or direction. But I have gone on to become an actor.

Some people are born and train their whole life to be an NBA player. But some people, if it doesn't work out, then they have no other option.

Like cricket, hockey too needs to be a lucrative career option.

I had no doubts I wanted to be a footballer because that was the only option.

I only have one life to live, and living it to the fullest is the only option I choose.

I wasn't sure music was an option for me.

But Id missed the boat in rugby, I was stuck in a rut and I needed a change. I was lucky to have darts as an option.

I think as long as I feel good and am able to perform on a high level, I will keep playing because I love football so much. After that, I have many options but haven't set any goals.

Not everyone has to be a model and a designer, there are so many other options that are great and long-lasting. It's just finding what you're good at and being honest with yourself.