Cree Summer Quotes

The whole time I've been an actor, from early in Houston, my goal has been to work - to keep doing it. I feel at my most satisfied as a human being when I'm working on a role.

I've learned to take jobs as an actress that is meaningful to me because I've never taken a job for the money.

Acting is kind of a calling for me so I'm just happy to be there and do great work.

Never play anything that don't sound right. You might not make any money, but at least you won't get hostile with yourself.

What I love about how my career has gone up to this point is that I've always, always put my head down on my pillow at night, and I've been able to say that I've done, honestly, what I've felt like I wanted to do. And that's really all you can hope for in everything you do.

I felt that I shouldn't be an actor who just makes movie after movie in a quest for prestige and money.

I love acting, but music is so much more rewarding because it's more personal.

I would rather do many small roles on TV, stage or film than one blockbuster that made me rich but had no acting.

I want what's mine. I see other actors who are doing very interesting roles, and I just want to continue to do things that are interesting, and things that people will go see in theaters.

I don't want to be the next big anything. I just want to play for people and that's it.

If you're an actor in your heart, no matter how much money they shove at you, it doesn't matter if the work doesn't provide that creative spark. You want out.

I can totally understand why people say: 'I'm going to do this T.V. series so that I can buy a flat'. But you've got to see what's of value to you as an actor.

I have a very clear picture of what I want to do and what I feel is important as far as my contribution or my appreciation and respect for this life that we're living, and to try to make it better. I can't feel that I'm making it better playing commercial music, and I never could, and I never will.

I think that when I am making music, if I can be really happy with it and get my message across, then that is the most important thing.

How can I stop acting? I don't think there is a full stop. Maybe the only time I will stop will be when acting stops fascinating me. I will have to find something that fascinates me more.

Modeling stuff is cool - obviously you get to travel and wear cool clothes, take cool pictures, meet cool people - but for me, acting is a lot more creatively fulfilling, so I've always put it first.

For me, more than general box-office collections, what really matters is that I am doing something that I enjoy and love.

I only want to make music I like and that I can enjoy myself and be proud of.

I'd rather have a small part in a movie I love than a bigger part in one I don't care about.

I really enjoy acting, and whether it's TV or films, I feel lucky to be doing it at all. In the end, I'd love to do films, but I'm not going to work just to do work. I only want to do something that I feel right about.

I decided that I would do my best in the future not to write books just for money. If you didn't get the money then you didn't have anything. If I did the work I was proud of and I didn't get the money, at least I'd have the work.

I always want to sing, but I don't always want to be trying to have No. 1 records. I don't think you can do it forever. I don't know what the time span of that is going to be. I want to sing because I want to sing.

Luxury is...to be able to take control of one's life, health, and the pursuit of happiness in a way that is joyful.

There is no amount of money in the world that will make you comfortable if you are not comfortable with yourself.

In the right situation, acting on television can be extraordinarily satisfying creatively. But that's incredibly rare. Otherwise, it can be like working in a really remunerative coal mine. That's the down side.