Ruston Kelly Quotes

It keeps me humble just to know exactly where I came from and all the hard work I had to put in to be here. It feels good to reminisce about the past.

Achievements are often more interesting to you when you look back on them.

There are endless what-ifs that have really made me have an appreciation for my journey and everything I have experienced along the way.

Every year, I appreciate life more because of the deeper understanding of what it took to get this far.

When you get a chance to step back, you notice all these great things you've done and all these great people that you've worked with.

I was at a New Year's Eve party, and someone asked me how was my year, and I said, 'I honestly think 2011 was the best year of my entire life,' and I actually meant it.

It's like climbing a staircase. I'm on the top of the staircase, I look behind me and I see the steps. That's where I was.

Thinking about how far I've come, it's so crazy to me.

It's still pretty surreal. I wake up every day and just pinch myself and kind of think about how far I've come and all the stuff I have done.

It's so crazy to look at your life and see how far you've come.

I think sometimes in life we rush and only later look back and say, 'Wow, that was something pretty cool that I did,' and we realize we should have been more aware while it was happening.

I've had quite a life, when you stop and think about it.

So it's been kind of a long road, but it was a good journey altogether.

Little Zac had it easy - but he didn't realize he had it easy, so he took it for granted. I think going through 'Hairspray' and other projects helped me learn about the business and life in general.

It's true, I did a lot of great movies, and I'm happy. It was what it was, and now I think all of that has fed into where I am now, and I think it has taught me a lot.

It is always nice to reflect on how one started.

I am filled with so much sincerity and gratitude to know where I came from and what I'm doing now.

I can't help but be thankful, and really appreciate everything I have been through, good and bad, because it got me here!

It's where you're from - it's your roots - and that's why I like to get back to Nacogdoches in the offseason and hang out with my family. To me, it keeps me grounded and reminds me of how far I've come.

I like the fact I've got a past to learn from, but I don't want to wish my life away, either.

If you were following me since the beginning, you see my journey.

Obviously, I have to enjoy all I have. People depend on you, and now I can look back at everything I've gone through to get here with a different perspective.

There is never going to be an end point. But definitely, I am happy to complete a certain part of my journey, and that's something I want to celebrate.

You tend to take your journey for granted after a while, but when I pause and look back, I feel blessed that I had so many opportunities.

As I've grown older, I appreciate what I had at Lilly even more than I did back then.