Casey Neistat Quotes

I've hit a point where my big luxury is getting to work on the things I want to work on. That's my hobby. It's being able to do a movie like 'Chef,' where you don't get paid, where you get paid scale, but you get to do exactly the movie you want to do. To me, that's worth more to me than whatever money I would have gotten paid.

There are lots of things I could have done for the money, but I've made a great living doing the things I want to do.

Like what you do, if you don't like it, do something else.

Like what you do, if you don't like it, do something else.

It took the producers a while to realize I wanted a full-bodied life. I wanted to get out before I felt I'd sacrificed so much to get somewhere that I couldn't afford to leave.

Asked to give advice to a 13-year-old girl about how to lead her life, I say find something you love to do. The goal shouldn't be accumulating money. It might be making changes in the world, or in your country.

I learned a valuable life lesson that summer. You should find something in life that you really enjoy and seriously consider making that your life's work.

Do what you love to do and give it your very best. Whether it's business or baseball, or the theater, or any field. If you don't love what you're doing and you can't give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short. You'll be an old man before you know it.

I actually went to study journalism at Northwestern, thinking that would be my Plan B for a career. But then I realized, if I'm going to struggle and make no money, I might as well do what I really want to do.

Dentistry was an ego trip, and acting is a personal need. Usually it's the reverse, and I honestly don't think I had the talent in my hands to be a good dentist.

The minute you decide to do what you love to do, you have made a life plan for yourself and a career choice.

My ambition was never to make a lot of money. It wasn't to travel around the world. I was really just struggling to make the best pictures I could make.

I had fame and wealth and things that are supposed to make you happy, but I wasn't happy, because there's no importance on having a fulfilling life. So in my mid-40s, that was my pursuit - making films that interested me, films that I would like to go see.

It don't make much difference what you study, so long as you don't like it.

Artists usually don't make all that much money, and they often keep their artistic hobby despite the money rather than due to it.

Modeling was not an endgame for me. I didn't particularly enjoy the act of it.

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.

One thing young people have to always keep in mind when deciding what they want to do with their lives is, is it fun? Is it something that I'm interested in? Is it something I enjoy?

For me, the magazine was always the heart of what my life was all about, and the other half was living the life.

The way I live now is that I only write, which means that I'm very poor but very happy. Everything in my life is the way I want it to be.

I choose to fill my days with what I'm passionate about, and live with purpose.

If you're following your dreams, you're doing something you love and that you believe in yourself for.

Since I quit banking, all my major life decisions, when they could, have revolved around writing.

I've spent my life following my passion.

I'm happy to sacrifice a big pay cheque for my happiness, if that's not too corny a thing to say. It's probably more naive than mature to say that, maybe, but that's how I feel.