Tracee Ellis Ross Quotes

I don't think art is a goal orientated business. I don't do things for the challenges, I only do them because I love them, I'm not really a goal orientated, achiever type of person.

If the work is good, what does it matter? I'm doing it because I love it. Why not do as many things I love as I can? As long as the work is good.

You create content because you love it, not necessarily because you're looking for fame or know what it will potentially lead to.

I decided that I want to live the rest of my life happy with what I'm doing. So when I play tennis again, I have to play it for the right reason. I don't want to play to get my No. 1 ranking back. I don't want to play for the attention, or to earn more. I don't even want to play because the world wants to see me do it, even though it's nice to know that the world is interested. I only want to play because I love the game, which is the reason I began to play at age seven in the first place.

Love what you do, not the love you get for doing it.

I will always want to do whatever it is that my heart is in, and whether I get paid for it or not means nothing. It doesn't matter. I'll do it if it means something to me and I want to be a part of it.

I've done all this stuff because it's fun. It's never been about fame.

I'm not looking for career attention, for more success, more money. I'm just singing songs I chose because I love them.

I just keep on playing what I love.

This isn't about the money. This is just for me. I love music.

The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours.

Basically, what it comes down to is I love what I do. I don't do it for fame. I don't do it for money. I just love it.

I'm one of those people that do what I do because I love it.

Personally, I experience success when I enjoy what I'm doing. I love the creative process, even if the end result isn't embraced by anyone else.

Because when you love something, you want to do it all the time, even if no one is paying you for it. At least that's how I felt about drawing.

At the time of writing, I don't write for my friends or myself either; I write for it, for the pleasure of it.

I feel a passion for what we're trying to do.I mean, why does somebody who's old who's a writer keep writing? Because that's who they are.

I don't hate work, composing is not work for me, it's my pleasure; it's my life. So why should I stop? If something is pleasurable and exciting and rewarding, why should one stop?

We make music for a living. Like I've always said, if you like what you're doing, you're halfway there; if someone else likes it, that's even better. If they don't like it, at least you like it. Not to be selfish, but you kind of have to be.

It's about the journey and the process. I do things because I love doing them, or trying them.

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 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.

I sing because I love singing. I perform because I love performing. I write because I actually enjoy writing.

I mean, I really, really love playing solo. Definitely, it's like a labor of love, it's not a huge career. It's not that successful, but it's something I love so much that I'll do it regardless.

I only do what I love, when I love, how I love to fill up the time.