Louie Anderson Quotes

I still approach every film and role like it's my first.

No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life.

I like people who are enthused about things they do, like travel, sports, work. I like being with people who have things they're excited about.

For me, anything that you take on, you want to be challenged. That's what makes the job exciting.

I've tried lots of things. The reality is, I'm excited by everything on Day 1. And if by Day X things aren't working the way I hoped, I lose my passion. I have not seen the correlation between my passion and my success.

I'm still like a little kid about it, where I'm just so happy and excited that people want to come to our shows and watch us play. I still go outside the venues and take a picture of our name on the marquees. I still feel like I'm trying hard to be in a good band, I really do. And I think that's a healthy approach.

Success is about persistence. You can only afford to be persistent in something you deeply enjoy.

If you are passionate about something, with hard work and opportunity, you will continue as long as you are enjoying what you do.

Life's too short to be spending all your waking hours doing something you're not excited about. And when people are that excited, you can see it in the work.

If you don't have passion, everything you do will ultimately fizzle out or, at best, be mediocre. Is that how you want to live your life?

I am very lucky because everything that I do is exciting to me. It's always new.

I love the challenge.

You just want to make something that's awesome and that people dig, and I'm excited about it.

I'm always trepidatious and excited about what I do. I wouldn't choose to do something, unless I am really excited about it.

The best part of one's life is the working part, the creative part. Believe me, I love to succeed... However, the real spiritual and emotional excitement is in the doing.

I'm really excited that I'm able to work again.

If you truly dig what you are doing, if you lay it out that way, nobody can not respond. That's what rock and roll is; it's relentless.

When I look for the next project, it's always about, 'Is it going to push me out of my comfort zone? Am I doing something different? Am I working with people who are passionate about what they're doing?' At the end of the day, if I'm going to be bored on set, then I'm not gonna be happy.

When I think of the future, I think a lot of Quincy Jones and how he is an inspiration. Look at the quality of his work over so many years. He didn't even make his best record, 'Thriller,' until he was 50. That gives me something to look forward to. Nothing pulls you back into the studio more than the belief that your best record is still ahead.

You've got to love what you do to really make things happen.

If you don't love what you're doing with unbridled passion and enthusiasm, you're not going to succeed when you hit obstacles.

It was important that I became successful. People say they do it for the love, and yes, you do it for the love, but you want to be successful.

I think you do better when you are really up for it, cause passion goes up.

You have to live the mission... love what you do.

The greatest happiness comes from being vitally interested in something that excites all your energies.