Anne-Marie Duff Quotes

I've scored nearly 100 goals in my career and done it with a smile on my face.

I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award: Start early!

The most important thing I have learned from the people I've worked with is that you have to love what you do. That passion will drive you anywhere you want to go.

I could never live a nonproductive life and I feel that I have lived a productive life as far as I want to in terms of this company that I have for so many years.

You really have to love the work. You can't look for stardom. That's a by-product.

I played for 30 years, 20 with England and I did it by setting goals.

I call myself the hardware shelf. There's a lot of awards and honors there. And I have earned that. I didn't ask for it, I didn't beg for it, I didn't pay for it. I earned that. People see the accomplishments - but it's good to remind people that so much strife and labor and tears and heartbreak came before that, that it really is earned.

I moved here in 1997. It's 20 years later, and I finally feel like I'm in this business. I feel like I could call my manager if I wanted to set up a meeting to pitch something and actually get it done, based on my history and the work I've done. I can't say that I felt that way five years ago.

Accolades are there to congratulate you but also to make you understand that it's not over. You now have to continue trying to improve the craft and keep going. It's not something to rest on.

I used to say that it won't be until I'm 40, 50, 60 years old, still working consistently, will I be able to look back on my career and say, 'Wow, I have been successful.'

I think I've had an illustrious career.

Fame isn't happiness, but success and being respected in your craft is worth fighting for. You've got to work hard to be noticed.

I've been in the business for so long that I don't sit home and look at my awards.

When I took up cricket seriously, I wanted to play for India. When my dream was achieved, I thought what next? Then a fellow cricketer told me, 'Playing for India is easy; playing for 10-15 years is difficult.' Then I changed my dream to play 100 Test matches. I achieved that as well. Now there is nothing to achieve, so I am just enjoying things.

Cristiano deserved to win everything he's won in his career.

I'm really proud of what I do with Hellyeah, and I'm focused on it.

If I could achieve half as much as Broony's achieved in his career, I'll be delighted.

When I look back at my career it is nice to know that I've been appreciated on and off the pitch because not everyone is.

It's not always easy to make a name for yourself. You've gotta earn it. Because nothing's ever given.

I want to do this for a long time; I want people to be saying, 'What is he doing still playing in clubs?'

Bit by bit my work is being recognised. I am very happy at that.

I wasn't about one season, but career and longevity.

You work all your life to get the top; you don't want to give that up.

If you look at my career, it's been nothing but consistency.

I want to be M.V.P. one day. But for me, it's all about championships.