Bob Hoskins Quotes

Whether it is your work, your love, or your life - unless you throw your entire self into it, you will never know what it is.

A man is a fool not to put everything he has, at any given moment, into what he is creating.

Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person.

Give your 100 per cent. Whether you are working or with family and friends. Even if you are sleeping, you should give it your 100 per cent.

I think, because of the kind of writer I am, I can't do it halfway. I can't do it without dedicating my entire life to it. I have to give it a hundred percent.

What you can't get out of, get into wholeheartedly.

It doesn't matter what part I play, I try and commit myself 100 percent.

Whatever I get involved in, I'm totally involved, you see.

When I'm making a film, I'm obsessive about what I do, and I get totally into it. That's all I'm eating, breathing, living at that moment.

If I didn't love it, I would not record it.

To me, film is a religion. I don't expect to get paid to make it, but I do expect total dedication.

If I do commit myself to something, I will commit myself 100 percent.

If you're going to support a football team, do it 100 per cent.

I really feel like you shouldn't make a movie as a kind of exercise. You have to be all the way in.

The thing is that when you make a film, it is such an intense experience. It's like being married.

I try to be committed, always. When I do something, I like to do it 100 per cent.

I have put my heart and soul in 'Baaz.'

What I do, I want to do with all my being.

I'm the kind of person who has to totally commit to whatever I do.

You want to love unconditionally everything you do, or don't do it.

When you do something, you should burn yourself up completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.

I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can't do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I'm going to do something, I go all the way.

You've got to be dedicated and throw yourself into parts and auditions in a way that is completely selfless.

For me, one of my favorites, director-wise, is Tim Burton. I also really admire the work of actors like Sean Penn. He is probably my favorite actor because of his dedication and commitment to roles, and the ability to morph and change himself when he needs to. It's about dedication and commitment and a passion.

Acting isn't a side thing - you have to live and breathe it.