Amanda Crew Quotes

Everyone has different goals. For myself, I would rather take less roles and be working on films that I'm passionate about, that are going to challenge me, and that I'm going to be growing from. I don't ever want to take a movie just for the sake of working.

Doing something because it's quote-unquote a good career move doesn't really appeal to me.

I felt that I shouldn't be an actor who just makes movie after movie in a quest for prestige and money.

I think comedians should focus on what makes them happy, what art form fulfills them the most. Don't be calculated about it and say, 'Okay, I'm gonna tweet, and I'm gonna podcast, and I'm gonna do standup, and one of those things is going to lead me to my own TV show.' I don't think that should be the goal.

I believe that we have been doing this not primarily to achieve riches or even honour, but rather because we were interested in the work, enjoyed doing it and felt very strongly that it was worthwhile.

There's no pleasure in working if you don't do the things you want to do.

Best way to measure your passion is simply asking would you do it for free? If money is your motivation, then it's not really your passion.

Creative satisfaction is highly underrated. When you don't have it, the money doesn't spend nearly as well.

I don't want to spend my life doing jobs that I don't care about.

There have been multitudes of times in my career where I could have taken an easier road or a more commercial path, and I've been just like, 'That's not gonna make me happy.'

I think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you.

I don't believe that I should just do A-movies, I just do the work as an artist.

I don't work at something because I think it's important. I work at things that, to me, are interesting.

I don't care about money. I really don't care. I just want to do what I do.

If people would like to come to my concerts I'd love them to come. And if they like the music that I make, I love that too. But I do not make music for other people. I make it to please myself.

I really want to be associated with great projects and character driven projects and films. I have to feed my soul, and keep feeling like an artist and keep being challenged.

I'm not looking for a paycheck.

The way I choose projects is based on what I think is most real and most interesting, not on what's paying the most money or what's most popular.

I've learned to take jobs as an actress that is meaningful to me because I've never taken a job for the money.

I don't want money to ever drive my career. I want my career to be driven by what I want to do in art.

When I don't have a movie, I don't take a job just for the sake of working. I just sit it out until I find something I'm passionate about.

I don't do what I do to get nominated. I do what I do because I love it.

I am so lucky to be working in a field that you never grow tired of.

I don't believe in strategies. I love what I am doing; that's the main thing.

I've made movies where I was not happy, and I'd rather not work for a year than do a bad film. It takes a long time for me to recuperate when I do that.