Joan Smalls Quotes

To put a lot of hard work and effort into a project or character and for it to be recognised, how can it not be nice?

The day I do get my Roc Nation chain is going to be so much more valuable than if they gave it to me the day I signed. You have to earn it.

It's lovely when you get those awards because it reminds you that the audience are enjoying what you're doing so you keep working hard and never take anything for granted.

Being with the first team is a reward for me. I'll take the opportunity with everything I have.

It feels like all my hard work is getting recognized. It makes me work even harder.

Sometimes when people get success they forget about the people that pointed them there or championed them into this position. I pride myself on really understanding. I wouldn't even call it keeping it real. I just call it keeping it me. When they tell me, "You're doing what you're supposed to do," it makes me go ten times even harder, because I know that there are people on the sidelines and they're watching me. They're cheering for me. I want to be the best me I could possibly be when it comes to them.

I love to strive to be good at stuff that's really hard.

I'll probably never be the best actor in Hollywood, but I hope to be the hardest working.

How many years and how many pictures does it take to win the confidence of Paramount? How many years before my fellow workers say, 'I know he is doing his best?'

There are few things that you can't do as long as you are willing to apply yourself.

Hard work always wins in the end.

No man fails who does his best.

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.

Hard work does pay, and you just have to continue to work, and you got two guys, when you're talking about Gary and myself, we have a God-given talent, but we worked at it and we're happy to be where we are today.

I overhaul myself for my roles. Sooner or later, I will get my due.

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.

I just find that the harder you work and the more effort you put into yourself, the better you'll be.

If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.

Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

Work hard, no matter how much recognition you get.

Hard work always pays off, whatever you do.

I try to do my best.

The acclaim I'm getting for 'The Wrestler' means everything in the world to me. But it also means I can't take my foot off the gas pedal.

Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.

When I need to push myself, I think of all those nicely polished trophies waiting to be lifted up by the winner - and how that winner might be me.