Mark Bradford Quotes

I just follow the subjects I'm interested in.

I follow my interests pretty - I don't like the word 'intuitively.' I follow them in a kind of natural way, without questioning them too much.

I go, wherever there is my interest, where my heart and feeling take me.

For me, I want my kids to find their way. If they're interested in something, I want them to try it out.

I think what my father appreciated was the science experiment of life. He had these kids, and they had their own experiences. He wanted us to discover the world for ourselves.

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

I act because I have to, because I need to find out whether I can do it or not - that's what drives me and excites me and lights me up.

I am trying to be guided by my passion.

I tell people: 'Do what you love, but it can also be hard to know what you love early on. But when you think about it and you describe the options, which one gets you a little more excited?'

A good thing to live by is to go after what truly interests you.

There's so many other things I want to do. I don't want to do them to be different or just for a challenge, but because my heart and soul tell me to.

I'm of the belief that you pursue your interests, you pull it all in, and you sort it out later.

I just do what I want to do. I look at what's interesting to me.

I don't want to take up a project for the sake of it. I want to work and follow my passion, and not anything else.

I discovered very early that it wasn't quite enough for me to imitate people.

Occasionally I do things against my inner voice, but you really should go for the thing that touches you most-even if you don't quite know why it does.

If your body is excited to do something, that's what you should be doing. Or if it really scares you, you should be doing it.

It wasn't so much that I had to leave to make it in the music business as I was curious to be out on my own and sort of explore. I never felt that where I was ever influenced my songwriting.

Do whatever interests you the most. Passion breeds success.

Music has always been my back door to life. It is important for people to find something that excites them. I like the concept that if you do what excites you, you will be rewarded generously, whatever form reward takes, which is not necessarily money.

I'm just trying to do things that are interesting for me.

It's great to go on your own and discover new things just for yourself, to meet new people and all that. If you're all on your own, then there is nobody there to guide you and you have to make all the decisions for yourself. It's quite liberating in a way.

I want simply to learn about the world and live freely.

I didn't do my work for money or prizes - only for the excitement of discovery.

I'm a curious person. I pursue things based on what sparks my interest. I'm not thinking about what role I play. I don't have to be a movie director or this or that. I just want to be part of projects and places that are of interest to me.