Quotes About Disappointment

They pulled Resurrection out of the theatres, so it was running in New York and I was nominated for the Oscar and there was no ad in the newspapers to say it was running. So it was literally killed.

Students were pulled aside to spend more time in art class, and I wasn't one of them.

Though I was nominated for awards for films like 'Tezaab' and 'Apna Sapna Money Money' but I never won an award. Now I am not even nominated for any awards but still I attend the award functions as I love being there despite figuring prominently in a lot of leg pulling that goes around in the award ceremonies.

I was a disappointment to my parents before I drew my first breath. After five boys, they had been praying for a girl and were convinced their prayers would be answered. So when Dad rang the hospital from a public phone and heard about my arrival, he started kicking and punching the kiosk.

The whole 'anniversary of punk' thing really compounded what I thought was wrong. I was so disillusioned. I remember thinking, 'I don't want anything to do with this.'

It makes one sad to see the sell-out of President Fox; really, it makes one sad. How sad that the president of a people like the Mexicans lets himself become the puppy dog of the empire.

I'm sad I'm not in 'The Purge 2.'

I would probably confess that I was the greatest disappointment of my mother's life, but my father only admired his son's moxie, drive, hustle, and wherewithal to pursue his dreams no matter how I achieve them.

If I do something I think is new, it will be misunderstood, but if people like it, I will be disappointed because I haven't pushed them enough. The more people hate it, maybe the newer it is. Because the fundamental human problem is that people are afraid of change.

I have had some dark times, it was a frustrating 2019. I was pushing for the Terence Crawford fight but, through no fault of my own, I did not get any of the big fights I wanted.

Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever puts one down without the feeling of disappointment.

People expect you to get golds and it puts so much more pressure on you and if you don't it's like you have let yourself down. It is nerve-racking.

I hate New Year's Eve! I never make resolutions because I never stick to them and it puts a lot of pressure on me.

I don't aspire to have her career, or to be as talented as her, because I'd feel like I was shooting myself down in flames. If you have a parent who is that successful and set them as a benchmark, then everything is going to be disappointing.

Sometimes, waiting for too long for the right film may fall flat.

Once again our cricketers have flattered to deceive in Australia.

When you're a kid, you don't understand your parents are flawed people. You want them to be perfect, and when they aren't, it's hard to deal with.

My biggest disappointment is that once I'm finished working on the characters, I really do expect to see them in the flesh one day.

I flew to England to see the rough cut of 'Revolutionary Road.' I was quite moved. As a married man, it's kind of disturbing to see a couple try so hard to work things out and fail so miserably.

I thought it was a wonderful line - right on the cutting room floor.

I am a human, and I fear flops.

I feel bad when my film flops.

I thought that automobiles were going to have mufflers and go fast and airplanes were going to fly fast.

We all thought we'd have flying cars by now, but we don't.