Quotes About Success

I'm always going to go up against movies with bigger muscle and money, so I need to have a strong grass-roots game.

I have to make my bones with Hollywood to get in. And when I do maybe I'll metamorphose from Mr. Muscles or whatever it is I am now and become an irascible tosser.

Following my muse has worked out pretty well so far. I can't see any reason to change the formula now.

Being able to hear someone say, 'I found an incredible job on The Muse,' or 'It gave me courage to make a career change,' that's the motivating factor.

I'm never gonna step away from stand-up. I can't. That's what got me where I am, and that's also my muse. That's how I stay level-headed. That's what keeps me going.

My most famous show is the 'Kitchen Show.' More famous than any gallery show or museum show I curated.

I wanted to be in museums. I don't do things to be small.

Not only did I get an A in music but I got an A in ladies.

Keep doing what you do, and people that enjoy what you do are gonna buy your music and love on you.

People in the music business say don't make too many records because they'll compete against one another.

It's called the music business. We've all gone into it 'cause we love the music, and a lot of people end up with nothing at the end of the day, after they've done all of this great music, 'cause they never learned any of the business side.

I love the music business, but I have no ambition to keep on playing.

It's important to know the ins and outs of the music business, but you can also dive too deeply into it and forget that you're really here to make music.

The film business, for me, has been great, but the music business, we've always been on the outside looking in.

If you had ever heard my album you would know that I could never consider the music business!

I have known from the beginning one thing you need to know. That is, the music business is a business.

To come out in the music business, you only really get one shot. A lot of people get to play small gigs first, and build up that way, without anyone really seeing them.

You can do any number of things in the music business aside from trying to look like you're 25. To me it's embarrassing.

I write other people songs. Recirculate it. It's the music business.

'Straight Outta Compton' was such a great movie, and obviously, I'm in the music business, so getting to see that piece of history was amazing, and it was an incredible movie.

The music business and I were made for each other.

There's a lot to live up to when three of your parents are successful in the music business.

I was a late bloomer in the music business.

I never had my mind set on being an entertainer in the music business.