Quotes About Passion

I love what I do. I love the music, and I'm honored to be presented with a star by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce.

I'm a television presenter, television is my first love.

Presenting football is something that I love to do. I'm very fortunate being able to do one of the BBC's flagship shows.

Acting and writing are the things I like doing. I don't like presenting that much.

In the presenting area, there's nothing that really sets me apart from anyone else. It's something I enjoy but I was never going to set the world on fire.

I have no choice in what direction my music goes, honestly, as all I get is what I'm given. I start writing the songs, and they start presenting themselves the way they want to be heard.

I want to do presenting, I love DJing, I love writing but none of it's a guaranteed job so it's still very scary.

Preserve my artistic creativity and ennoble my artistic fame.

People think that when they're playing it safe, they're trying to preserve what they have, but there is no preservation of what you have in music. There's no safety in music.

In the 2000s, I became an artist. I started preserving and educating. I became more obsessed with making iPod playlists for people.

As much as they get a bad press sometimes, platforms like Instagram can be a great place for inspiration if you're into fashion or food or interiors. Whatever your passion is, it's an amazing portal and resource.

I think it's important to really press on with the song writing and just go with it. There's no code, there's no craft... it's just let yourself shine through your music. If it's meant to be loved and heard, it'll happen.

Deep in my heart it still feels like I'm a journalist even though I haven't worked for a paper and carried a press pass for 14 years.

You want the book to be special, and they are not always going to be special, but at least you want that to be the ambition. So the only way that happens is if you are not pressing to write a book.

I don't go into any album with pressing issues. I just try to write songs.

I know that it is a huge responsibility to be the captain, the No. 10, but I like it. I like the responsibility, the pressure, and I like playing football.

Honestly, I don't know the word 'pressure,' because football is my job. I always enjoy it.

I write because writing is something that I have to do. And it doesn't matter whether people like it or not. When I write, I feel the pressure and anxiety that come with taking an empty piece of paper and trying to fill it with something from your own consciousness.

The pressure I give myself from within is what drives me.

I love what I do: there is no pressure. The music doesn't like pressure.

I love performing, and I love being in front of people. I love the pressure you get and the pleasure performing brings.

The odd thing is, I don't consider what I do work, because it's what I love. But it is also an enormous amount of pressure, and you have to work an enormous amount of hours.

I don't think you should feel too pressured about a mixtape. Just do what you want to do and show the music you want to show. You're not trying to win something big with it.

I've made money, and I've been ripped off. I've had creative freedom, and I've been pressured to make hits. I have dealt with diva behavior from crazy musicians, and I have seen genius records by wonderful artists get completely ignored. I love music. I always will.