Quotes About Obsession

An obsession with untold stories is a source of energy.

I have an unusual hobby: I collect pictures of people I don't know. It started when I was a kid growing up in South Florida, the land of junk stores, garage sales, and flea markets, as a kind of coping mechanism.

When the patient loves his disease, how unwilling he is to allow a remedy to be applied.

As a result of my upbringing, I was interested in reconnecting with my family and making them proud. Therefore, this emotional connection meant that representing England became a personal obsession.

When they tested Fatal Attraction, the audiences were so upset by her behavior, they literally demanded her blood.

Inside me, 'Dragon Ball' became a thing of the past, but later, I got upset at the live-action film, revised the script for the anime film, and complained about the quality of the TV anime. I guess, at some point, it became a work that I like so much that I can't leave it alone.

It's taken me a long, long time to figure out how to deal with negativity, because it used to really upset me. I was always that girl that, if I was performing in the club and there was one person not paying attention or not liking me, the whole club could be packed with people loving me, but I'd be obsessed with that one person.

I can honestly say, there was a moment when I was writing 'Upstream Color' where I fell so hard for what it was becoming that I couldn't think of anything else. I was absolutely secure in this story in the way I'm rarely secure about anything else in my life.

I don't know anybody that buys more shoes on eBay than me. I like eBay because I can always find rare gems in my size. I always have upwards of 40 sneakers in my cart at any given time.

Man, I really think I was just fascinated with money... and I always wanted it growing up. I always wanted money... Once I got upwards in age, the older I got, the more fascinated I got with money.

I've had a lifelong obsession with urban legends and American folklore.

Yes, guns are to men what jewelry is to women!

Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.

To succeed, work hard, never give up and above all cherish a magnificent obsession.

I'm always working. Like a lot of creative people I can't switch off. I can't disassociate work from pleasure. My job is my hobby.

I don't have hobbies. I have passions.

Want a good body? Work at it. Want to be a success? Work at it. Want to be truly exceptional? Be a touch insane... You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.

When your hobbies get in the way of your work - that's OK; but when your hobbies get in the way of themselves... well.

Anything worth doing is worth doing to excess.

I have a single track mind. I work on an idea for a long time. It's like getting acquainted with a person, and I don't get acquainted easily.

Get into a line that you will find to be a deep personal interest, something you really enjoy spending twelve to fifteen hours a day working at, and the rest of the time thinking about.

In my work, I explore my own Catholic obsessions.

Obsession and repetition in the process of making things is one constant element in my work.

I can't think. I can't work or sleep. My body aches for you. I can make you want me again. Let me try.