Quotes About Success

The greatest thing has been that projects that were pipe dreams before 'Whiplash' are now feeling more realistic.

I would like to become champion, but I'm realistic about it.

I was always realistic about the fact I wanted to be involved with big films.

I had a very realistic expectation of the level of success that it was possible to attain writing romance novels.

I'm pretty realistic. I cannot wish to be Chris Evert or Martina Navratilova because they won, like, a hundred Grand Slams.

I think it's always good to have realistic short term goals and then lofty longer term goals.

As a driver, you always want to win every race, but as a car owner you know that isn't very realistic.

Nobody thought that I could become a professional. I was not that good. It was really just one thing I had fun doing. But it was never realistic for me to become a professional until I became 17 or maybe 18.

I wanted to be a doctor originally; that was my realistic dream, because I knew how to get there. Being a pop star was my wild dream, a fantasy - there was no direct route.

I could not have been a rapper in 1985 and thought, 'I want to be a millionaire.' That was not a realistic dream.

Projects can take years to exhibit proof-of-concept and a few more years to be converted into commercial realities.

It took me years to learn to deal with the realities of fame and success. It's hard work sometimes but clearly the pluses outweigh the negatives.

I was failed in all other aspects of filmmaking and was completely bankrupt because my dreams were higher than realities. So I started my acting school in a small room with 12 students to prepare future actors and actresses.

'Why Did I Get Married?' did so well because it gave some real perspective on the realities of love.

When you're good-looking, I think you usually don't have to work as hard.

I turned out two pretty good-looking kids. For that I am proud.

When I was a kid, I was in love with one of the 'Charlie's Angels.' I told my dad, 'I'm going to marry somebody like Cheryl Ladd.' My dad said, 'You're not that good-looking, mijo. You're going to have to make a lot of money if that's what you want.' I went, 'Well, I want that, so I'm going to make money.'

My father is a very sweet man. He has led a very honest life. Perhaps it's the result of his goodness that I am doing well in my career.

Any actress - goodness, we're lucky to be working. We all know that. There are few parts, a few good ones.

How beautiful it is to excel, and the goodness of giving from your heart.

I'm always thinking, 'My goodness, I got booked again!' So I am really happy to still be working.

I believe a lot of players that start to think about money - 'Oh my goodness; I'm up for a new contract' - they don't have a great season because they're thinking about all these different things. Do your business on the field, and everything takes care of itself.

If you don't produce the goods, you're very quickly forgotten.

All directors from the South go back home as failures... I didn't want that to happen to me. So, I became a factory, determined to produce successful goods.