Quotes About Pursuit

They were bound together by a common love of a certain kind of music, physical beauty, and style—all the things one shouldn't throw away an ounce of energy pursuing, and sometimes throw away a life pursuing.

When I was seven, I had been very vocal about wanting to be an actor. And my mom decided that we would try it out for a couple weeks and come to L.A. from Sacramento.

If you are a researcher, you are trying to figure out what the question is as well as what the answer is.

When I realized that you can't necessarily be cast in a really great part living in Austin, even when Hollywood comes to town, I got a demo reel together and headed out west.

For many decades now - and certainly during my adult life in academe - the Western intellectual world has not been convinced that theology is a pursuit that can be engaged in with intellectual honesty and integrity.

I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us we could do or be anything. Then I said, 'Maybe I want to be an actor'. And she said, 'Maybe not that'.

My desire to be an actor or a model precedes my identity.

I don't think anybody should do what they do in hopes of being successful. But I always expect myself to be successful at things. And if I'm not, I feel bad. I don't care for failure. I've failed at a number of things, and it's not my favorite state of mind. So I prefer success.

My parents wanted to be actors. They tried for years but didn't get anywhere. Then Mum got pregnant with me and they decided to make actors out of their children. You need your parents' support if you're going to do it. Otherwise who's going to ferry you to castings?

When I was in Class XI, I started preparing for medical college, and after that, the Miss India pageant.

My mother was a dancer and my first ambition was to dance, but now that I've had some acting experience I want to become a very good actress.

I personally don't think you can love two things like dancing and singing the same exact amount. There is always one that you like more, and that is most likely the one that you're better at, because you try harder in it.

Dating is all about the chase. It's fun!

I'm definitely old-school when it comes to dating. I'm not into the 'game' so much. If I like you, I'll confront you and be open about it. Then I expect you to come after me.

I wanted to play in a band, and I wanted to do music for a living, and that's what I dedicated my life to.

I have never really liked defending, chasing people.

I was getting a degree in accounting, and I was going to go off and account. And as it worked out, I haven't accounted for anything since.

I'd be more than delighted to go find energy in Club Med. But we've tried and did not find it.

Many people, men in particular, just can't not be active. I guess our minds demand that we seek other challenges.

I'm from Denver, and there is really nothing acting-wise to do there except for theater. I did everything I could get my hands on until I was able to make it to L.A.

You must go after the things you desire like your life depends on it, because guess what? Your life does depend on it. The life you truly want to live does.

I couldn't stand still at a desk for another year. I wanted to go out there and make films.

If you chase something too desperately, it eludes you.

So I was determined to use my last two years in college doing something I thought I would enjoy, which was acting. And it was probably because there was girls over in the drama school too, you know?