Quotes about Ambition

I can totally understand why people say: 'I'm going to do this T.V. series so that I can buy a flat'. But you've got to see what's of value to you as an actor.

You could tell three things about Bill Gates pretty quickly. He was really smart. He was really competitive; he wanted to show you how smart he was. And he was really, really persistent.

Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness.

I'd tell my 20-year-old self, 'Don't be afraid to do it all. Whatever you're interested in, just go for it. Don't wait around for a better time.'

I always kept my nose to the grindstone and I always waited for my opportunity patiently. That's what I feel you have to do in WWE to succeed.

For every problem or confusion and for every desire or ambition there is an available force waiting for your call.

Once I started working as a professional actor, it was like, 'Bye-bye waiting tables, bye-bye bartending, bye-bye all the cliched jobs actors do.' But after a year of not getting work, there's this really difficult conflict, like, 'Do I have to go back to being a waiter when people recognize me from a show?'

Maybe, if you put your disbelief aside, roll up your sleeves, take some risks, and totally go for it, you'll wake up one day and realise you're living the kind of life you used to be jealous of.

If for half a year you only get 10 minutes to play from the bench, then you have no rhythm.

The money I was getting paid isn't going to do anything to help my family grow. It's not going to give us a better life when it's all over.

Seven years of neurosurgery is a big deal, something I wanted for a long time, really excited about it.

The big thing is that you know what you want.