Quotes about "Success & Achievement"

Being rich and famous has never been my goal at all. I love to act and I want to be able to do really great parts. ”

My goal is to be able to provide for myself and not have to worry about the daily expenses. I do want to be able to benefit from my work and make a good living, but I love it so much that I would do it for free. ”

My goal was simply to be a working actress. I never imagined myself on Broadway. ”

I don't set out to write female lead shows, necessarily. I like deeply flawed characters. When they come to me, or when I'm introduced to them, I follow the stories and the people, rather than setting out to do a female lead thing. ”

Mainly, I'm doing my thing, and I hope people like it. I don't say, 'I'm going to write something radical and hope it reverberates throughout society.' The goal is to write a solid, entertaining, engaging show. ”

My first job is to entertain, but if, while you're enjoying, you start to question something you never thought about before or empathize with, relate to, love someone you only thought of as 'other' once upon a time - how awesome is that. ”

By nature, I sit alone in a room and type... My goal was never celebrity. ”

On September 11, 2015, only hours before my mother passed away, I learned that the man I planned to build a life with was a convicted felon and con artist whose criminal career spans more than 25 years. ”

I'll continue making films because I love being able to drop into other people's worlds. My goal is to be constantly learning. ”

I don't really consider myself a black man in Hollywood. I live in Brooklyn... and on purpose. ”