Quotes About Dedication

I cycle, I take an hour's strenuous walk in the evening, I play tennis twice a week with a trainer, and I sail. I used to ride horses professionally - I'd ride seven or eight horses a day, so I had to be fit for that.

'Twilight' fans are great.

The day I finished 'Twilight,' I came home and started bulking up. For 'New Moon,' I'm 30 pounds heavier than I was in 'Twilight.'

I've been in the twilight of my career longer than most people have had their career.

Before 'Twilight' was greenlit, I had four projects at four studios. I worked super-hard on all of them, but 'Twilight' was greenlit first.

Bulking up for the Twilight films was one of the hardest things I've done... I had to give myself a lot of pep talks, as there was just so much gym time.

I remember getting this scrapbook that this girl made, that I actually gave to my mom to hold onto because she has a 'Twilight' shrine in their house in Florida. It was just this scrapbook of me, starting with 'Twilight,' and the whole progression of me and my career throughout that, and other stuff that I had done in between.

I love the road. That's always been my goal. I've said that to many record labels. I want to make records. The road is my favorite. Some people hate the road, I love the road.

Education has really only one basic factor: one must want it.

Old fashioned as it may seem to some, it is my duty to serve my country. And I didn't seek this job but I want to do it, and I will do my very best.

While I love film and want to continue to pursue it 100 percent, my home is TV.

When you are starting out you're inspired by so many different things, you just want to be the best, man...and you're just so ambitious; your drive is just at a million!

I could almost say it is my religion. I guess that sounds pretentious, but I want to live and breathe cinema.

I firmly believe that Harper's Bazaar is the star. I am there to make it the best it possibly can be, but there should be no confusion. I want to put Harper's Bazaar front and center.

My daughter is almost a young lady. She's going to be 10 years old in December and I want to be there day-in and day-out.

There is nobody that wants to win more than George Steinbrenner.

Do the best you can. But I want to emphasize that it be the very best. We are too prone to be satisfied with mediocre performance. We are capable of doing so much better.

I'm not trying to take New York by storm. I just want to sneak in there, keep my head down, batten down the hatches and cook.

When you respect somebody who has talent, whether it's a designer or a photographer, then you don't want to let yourself down - but you also really don't want to let them down.

The intention of being married is the vow, right? You want to put everything into it to make it a success.

Remember that winners do what losers don't want to do.

At the end of the day, people want to see how fast you run.

You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear.

Just watching Jack Lemmon made me want to get into this business.