Quotes about Passion

When I started to write 'Hannah's Child,' I realized that this had to be a book of passion, to have a certain kind of vulnerability. I think that people respond to that.

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.'

When I taught art, I was always asked, 'How do you know you're an artist? What makes you an artist?' And to me, it's like breathing. You don't question if you breathe; you have to breathe. So if you wake up in the morning, and you have to realize an idea, and there's another idea, and another, maybe you are really an artist.

I don't wake up drenched in sweat because I haven't been on stage in years.

Pearl Jam doesn't just sing about issues they care about. These guys walk it like they talk it.

My work for, and with, animals is just so rewarding. It's the best part of my life. It really is.

Anybody with a big personality, I'm a big fan of.

I was a big fan of G. Dep!

I'm a real romantic, big time.

Films were always a passion for me but it was when I saw 'Salaam Bombay' that I decided that it was film direction that I was interested in. That is when I decided I wanted to direct films.

I boxed, I was 2-0 as far as amateur boxing and it was fun but I didn't really want to compete no more.

The key to success is to find things that you have a passion for and would enjoy doing, even if you weren't getting paid to do it.