Xavier Dolan Quotes

So many people appreciate what you've done, the doors you've opened, but some people realise they're not going to be able to make as much money as they thought possible when you first started.

There's not much money in Tallahassee. Not many people can leave Tallahassee because they don't have the means.

I have learnt as an entrepreneur that the formidable opponent you can have is someone who has nothing to lose.

You can't be a professional rejector of opportunities.

I trust that I know a good part when I see one, and usually, when I see one, I have to wait for seven people to pass in order for me to get it.

The bigger the bet, the better I played.

The risk for me would be in not taking one - that's the only thing that's really risky for me.

I think a lot of actors, maybe who have been on a hit show and been lucky enough to get successful, might say 'no' more than I do. And maybe that's good, maybe that's smart. I don't know.

Football doesn't hold back for anyone. There's no waiting around. If you don't take your chances they will soon pass you by. You have to be mature and take it one step at a time.

This is not that time of a cinema where you get 10 to 15 chances. You only get two to three chances, and if you do something nice in that, then it is great. Otherwise, people are very unforgiving.

I've talked about this a lot, but 'The Witch' took four years to finance because there were certain compromises I wouldn't make.

I got told I wasn't allowed to go on loan, which was a good thing but, at the same time, I just wanted to play matches. So do I annoy the manager and try to push for a loan or was I just to keep working hard and trust him?

With less and less races people will want to take more risks.

I don't think about taking risks anymore because there aren't any risks to take.

I defy anyone in the world to trade with me.

I have long believed that success stories need a bit of balance. We only hear from people who risked it all, and found it paid off.

People tend to settle for the fiver rather than going for the pot of gold.

Life is too short to be scared and not take risks. I'd rather be the person that's like, 'I messed up,' than, 'I wish I did that.'

In the media business and as a creative executive, if you don't take risks, you're dead in the water. Calculated risk-taking is essential for success.

The more money in the game, the more players will try anything to win.

I didn't get to train because I was raised by a single mom. There were three of us and it was just too expensive to pay for me to do martial arts practice.

Some people thought that I was crazy for declining a lot of offers while I was filming 'SKTKS,' but I have waited patiently because I knew I had a winning hand.

My mother drilled into me the importance of hard work. She had good talent at school but did not have the money to attend. She left at nine years old and started working.

At West Ham, I was never able to buy the top-flight players. It was a case of looking around, trying to do deals. I was always taking a gamble.

Once upon a time, I was really lost. I was 18 going on 19, and I was shy. All I want to do is get money, and the way I was thinking I was going to do that was a negative route.