“Well, I realized finally that all of the hard work paid off.” WellsHardHard WorkPaidI RealizedPaid Off Author:David Naughton
“I was an assistant director for a year, and I realized, 'God, this is a lot of hard work. This is going to take time. So what's the shortcut? What's the better option?' Then thankfully, someone said, 'Why don't you become an actor?'” YearsSaidHardActorsHard WorkDirectorsI RealizedTake TimeAssistantsShortcuts Author:Emraan Hashmi
“Before 2010, I had a vision. I saw a family in my mind that I wanted to have. And I was pushing and driving hard for my picture, and then I realized everyone has their own journey. I have to support what they want to do. I have to support the vision that they have for themselves, not my vision. That was excruciating for me.” WantMindHardWantedVisionSupportSawsJourneyI RealizedDrivingPushing Author:Will Smith
“When I came overseas, I realized that there are many ideologies and many trends, and it's also very hard to produce honest art and honest literature. I decided that I didn't want to follow any of these ideologies or trends, because that's also a kind of pressure that doesn't allow absolute freedom. So I decided that I was only going to produce works that were satisfactory to me, and that meant not following any trends and being anti-ideological.” WantKindArtHardLiteratureHonestProduceDecidedAbsolutesPressureFollowingI RealizedIdeologyTrendsIdeologicalAbsolute Freedom Author:Gao Xingjian