Quotes About Desire

So much comedy comes out of an earnest, deeply rooted need for one thing or another, trying to get it and caring so much that you lose your sense of self-awareness.

There are lots of things I won't eat but would like to, such as croissants or ice cream - if I started, I'd scoff the whole tub.

I think the details and the quality are so important that it has to have an emotional tug. Even if it's the simplest shoe, it has to have something that says, 'Oh, I have to have you.'

It's a rough and tumble game whenever power is involved - people's ambitions, their desires, their competitive spirit will often push them to play outside the rules. It's dramatic, it's interesting, and I think it's something we can all identify with to a degree.

I went to bed last night dreaming of tuna melts. I love food.

Sometimes I miss hamburgers, I should say that. I miss the tuna pizzas at Mercer Kitchen.

I've always wanted to do a tune with The Prodigy because I'm such a massive fan.

My biggest tunes - 'Eres Mia,' 'Llevame Contigo,' 'Propuesta Indecente' - they aren't featuring anyone but me.

I got on a bit of a rollercoaster looking into how Herbie Hancock used to make his tunes, and I remember a picture of Jean-Michel Jarre at one of his concerts and seeing the Memorymoog. When I heard the sound it I was like, 'Arrrgh, I really need that.'

All we ever wanted was for Tupac to have the opportunity to tell his story.

I'm not Tupac or this prophetic dude or anything like that. I just want to make music and have fun.

Once you get a taste of success, it's a hard thing to turn down.

The bulk of mankind have indeed, in all countries in their turn, been made the prey of ambition.

We turn toward God only to obtain the impossible.

When men have money and power they get turned on, sexually. They get horny as hell. Can't imagine why, though.

I became so focused on this desire to have a child that it really took over over my life, not in a positive way. It definitely impacted on my work, life, and work opportunities: I couldn't travel at particular times. I turned down a lot of opportunities, to be honest.

Even if the whole earth and sea were turned to gold, they could hardly satisfy the avarice of a woman... You can more easily scratch a diamond with your fingernail than you can by any human ingenuity get a woman to consent to giving any of her savings.

I considered becoming a priest very seriously. I wanted to travel the world. By the time I turned 16, I realized I was only in it for selfish reasons. And, more importantly, I didn't want to sacrifice the ladies!

I'd love to play a role like Kathleen Turner in 'Body Heat.'

Up to 30 years old, I was carried by natural talent, combined with a good level of professionalism. But since turning 30, I've gained a desire to sweat in the real sense of the word, to understand where I need to improve. Competitiveness, now, is essential.

When I was turning 40, I felt that there were no books out there that hit the spot in terms of what I wanted to read.

People want to find out what happens to the characters, and want to keep reading, and turning the pages.

Buddhism talks about the possibility of transforming greed, hatred, and delusion. But sometimes need turns into greed.

When you're 65, you're surprised by what turns you on.