'Pale Fire' by Vladimir Nabokov was bloody hard work but really thrilling.

Making a movie like 'Felony' is hard work because you're really putting your own ideas on the screen. You can't hide behind some other person's script; you're saying, 'This is my brain, and I want you...

I probably get a deeper satisfaction of having taken a very good photograph than of having written something very good, a very good story. Maybe it's because the element of magic is so present in a...

I don't really get stuck in a time warp where, if my film is a success, I have to keep partying till the next one releases, or if my film is a flop, I keep wallowing in sorrow until the next comes my...

There's always someone out there training for your spot. For my scholarship at the University of Florida, for my job with the Denver Broncos, for my position with the New York Jets. And that's the...

I don't think you need any kind of backing here in the industry. I think what you achieve in your life is the result of your own talent and hard work.

Everyone had their own machete. Because that's how you cut grass in Africa. There were no lawn mowers. We had to tend our own patches. I still feel as if I have got the blisters.

Of course, nothing just falls into your lap - to get where I am now, I've worked hard.

I believe in finding a soul mate. I've always been in monogamous relationships. I would never want to be in an open one. It'd be too awful. Monogamy can be hard work for some people. I don't think it...

There is no way I could have played fourteen years in the NFL if I didn't work my butt off on the practice field perfecting my technique or spend hours upon hours in the film room studying defenses.

The academy gave me a grounding in discipline and hard work that has sustained me throughout my life, and the lessons I learned there I now try to impress on young people.

An interesting question that has been recurring is that she appears to have been this delicate woman in all these films, but really she was a woman of substance wasn't she? And I say yes, you don't...

You've really got to start hitting the books because it's no joke out here.

With athletics, you put all that training in for only two major championships a year and the Olympics every four years. So when you get on top of the podium, it is relief and excitement and... Oh! it...

I believe in meditation - it's a good tool to centre yourself, but unfortunately, I'm too lazy to do it. It's very hard work, and I prefer to watch 'Nothing To Declare' on TV!

It's true my father used to work 18 hours a day as a security guard to help support my dream of becoming a footballer. Both my mum and dad worked really hard so I didn't go without. Thanks to God,...

No, but I've always felt that with true talent, and a commitment to hard work, it is possible to achieve an enduring respect and appreciation. In other words, I don't take my fans for granted.

I strongly believe in the saying that hard work always pays off.

Hollywood is, of course, loaded with egos, but it's amazing to see how, despite the egos, those collaborators pull together and focus on telling a story rather than butt heads and sabotage what is...

I would not like to take credit for all the hard work that I have put in. It's all because of the Almighty. Whatever I have or will get in the future is because of Him.

It wasn't an easy journey to participating in the Olympics. It has taken me 14 years of training and hard work.

My parents were working performers, so obviously I saw that there wasn't a lot of fairy tale going on there. It was a precarious world. One that they were deeply committed to and deeply loved, but one...

It's really about making the best music you can make. It's really about working hard.

When we think of Olivier Giroud, the word example comes to mind. He is an example of resilience, hard work and perseverance. A professional and an example for young people. And, above all, he's a good...

Even making clothes for Hollywood films, you do not get paid silly money. It is hard work and takes time.

This is what you practice for, what you put all the hard work in at OTAs and all summer, to be in big-time games.

My parents wanted to provide for us so much, so that I could study at school and train and improve as a footballer. I'm eternally grateful for that hard work and sacrifice.

It's all about grinding and trying to work for what you want because it all starts with work.

I have to really work hard at my craft.

I was into acting and wanted to make it as an actor but now I love direction. The hard work, sleepless nights and busy schedules fascinate me more than acting.