Quotes About Dedication

Growing up, I used to literally run home from school to watch the Dior and Galliano shows online.

I am a Kathak dancer, and have got an advanced diploma in it.

I was in dire need of a band that was serious about getting out of El Paso.

When I first moved to L.A. as a dancer, all I wanted to do was dance. I never even considered trying to act or direct.

Whenever I've directed something, there's this feeling of demand and focus that I like.

After I directed, when I went back to being an actor, I was like, 'God, this is the life!' Because you only have to concentrate on one thing.

All of the things I've directed, I'm really emotionally close to. That's why I choose to direct them and spend years on them.

I like to work, and I worked for years as a camera person before I directed.

I remember how difficult it was to resist the food served on the sets of a movie directed by Abbas and Mustan. They love food, and I could not resist digging into their dabba for some wonderful meals.

My energy is good; it is directed at training hard.

You find a movie you love and you figure out who directed it, then you go to the video store and go through all the John Carpenter stuff and all the Sam Raimi stuff.

I spent a long time on my first movie, which was the sequel to a short film that I did called 'Carne.' And I had no money. I shot it over a period of three years, a bit like David Lynch directed 'Eraserhead.'

I only want to write. I don't care about directing, really. I've tried it, and it was fun, but it's not like I have to.

I started making 8mm films when I was 13, so I've been directing for 21 years.

Directing her was like directing Lassie. You need 14 takes to get each one of them right.

Directing is not a job. It's more like a career. Which is great!

I like acting better than anything else, but, you know, directing's good.

To say directing was a long-stewing ambition doesn't cover it. If you cut me open, you'd see it.

When I'm directing a movie, nothing else matters.

Directing is literally what I've always wanted to do, ever since I was a kid. So I love the career I've built behind the camera.

I completely love directing.

Directing a film is a lot of physical work.

I'm an addict. I've been one my whole life. Most of it was channeled in the right direction, whether it was playing basketball or working out. From the time I was little, my mom said I always needed to be entertained.

When it's time to play, I'm going to come play. I'm going to play the right way. I'm going to try to help my team in all directions, blocking and catching. If I don't have the ball in my hand, I'm going to protect, block down the field. I'm going to do whatever it takes to win.