Quotes About Passion

Most little children's obsessions are robots and Barbie dolls. My obsession as a kid was the Versace house. I used to save up my pocket money to buy Versus shirts. I was that obsessed!

You cannot create a piece of art merely for money. Doing it as part of commerce so denudes art of wonder that it ceases to be art.

My God! How terrible these money questions are for an artist!

The career of a writer is comparable to that of a woman of easy virtue. You write first for pleasure, later for the pleasure of others and finally for money.

While making love, we often talk about money. I like it. I like that dirty talk

I want to be successful. Not just money. Just making a successful record and a successful show... I could feel successful without selling a million records.

I write from my imagination, not from what I've read in books or seen on TV or to make money. I wrote from an idea I was passionate about.

I won't be able to do a film just for bad reasons, for money or for - I just can't. If I have one more where I feel I can bring you something, I will do it.

People like to say their songs are like children, but you gotta get those kids out there so they can make some money and pay the rent.

I burn the way money burns.

I don't care much about the money at all. Frankly, if I get the chance to kiss someone in a movie, they wouldn't need to pay me at all.

I don't have to play football for money.

Have fun. The game is a lot more enjoyable when you're trying to do more than just make money.

I don't do anything for the money.

I wasn't put on this earth to amass money or personal wealth. I was put on this earth to play guitar and write songs.

Whatever you are passionate about, there is some skill associated with it and there's some service associated with it. Go for it, and don't worry about the money all the time.

When you're used to making your money a certain way, especially when you fall in love with the way you're doing it, going back to pursue your true passion can be kind of nerve wracking.

I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films.

Most of Hollywood is about making money - and I love money, but I don't make the films thinking about money.

I don't have good business sense. You never get much money for the arts. But I like independence. I like to grow.

When I started in radio, I worked for free. I lived at the radio station. Then I worked for very little money.

When I speak to students and they ask how much money you can make in art, as if that is a reason to persue it, I tell them to do something else.

I'm a record collector. I'd spend all my pocket money on vinyl.

You have to make something good. Just because all the hot actors show up and the money is there and the explosives are ready, it doesn't matter.