Quotes About Passion

People always ask what my inspiration is, and it's never something that's easily explained.

When I worked with David LaChappelle, I was stimulated... He was explaining how he does things, how he works. I realized what an artist is, so I thought that's what dancers should experience.

The first 12 bars of 'Pre-Occupied' explains my entire career.

I dance because it makes me want to explode.

I feel like if I couldn't write, I would explode.

I'm a pyro. I love exploding things.

I want to know why I'm alive. I want to understand. It's like exploration; it's like someone being interested in a place and its history, digging into the earth and looking for it, searching - it's a passion.

Let's face it. Adventure and exploration are in my blood.

It's not like I wake up and think, 'Now I'm going to go to work.' It just feels like a continuing exploration.

I confess I am a romantic. I love romance, and I think it's really fun and delicious and some of my favorite films are love stories. I think that you just get a chance to fall in love with the characters so much and you get to explore their lives so deeply.

As a child I was given the freedom to explore my passion for acting, but I also grew up in a home where there were a lot of rules. I didn't have 'yes' parents.

As much as I like to explore the world, I explore music - from classical to rock.

I'm still really interested in acting, I love film so much. It's definitely something I'm going to explore as well.

Music is still my main thing, but I will explore anything that's interesting and challenging.

I never dreamt of becoming a ballerina. I was just curious about it, it was something to explore.

I love my work and the fact I am fortunate enough to have the opportunities available to explore.

When I was a kid, I remember my parents would say, 'Baseball is what you do, but that's not who you are' - like that might be my job, but that's not the end-all, be-all. I feel like I might even be able to use it to help other people or open some doors or explore more opportunities.

For me, it's always been tennis. I haven't really explored any other avenues.

Wrestling is all I've known since I was 17 so it's time I let myself focus on other things and explored other parts of myself.

In terms of exploring an identity in the country music world, what I realized very quickly was that there are people who have been performing country music since they were kids. It's very much a part of who they are; very much that jazz and blues are a part of who I am, because I grew up listening to and playing that kind of music.

I always loved music and was drawn to it and affected by it. But it wasn't until I got to San Diego that I started exploring music more.

I love exploring music.

Stage is all real; it's just as honest except it's bigger. I love stage, I love TV and film, so I think I'll just keep exploring and try to keep a really full picture.

I just started exploring the guitar and seeing where it would take me.