David Walton Quotes

It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work, eloquence in your practice, good timing and fortuitous social relations. Everything can't be personalized.

I'm getting some really good work. And because I'm delivering what they want, more good work is coming my way.

It's not about the fame and the money because if you do good work all that stuff comes.

You have to make enough noise to be cast in the right films, and the best way to make that noise is to do lots of good work.

Fame is something I think happens as a result of trying to do good work. If you're trying to be famous, your work usually suffers.

People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learned that's kind of bittersweet. So many doors have opened up. I've met everybody in the business. I'm fortunate people want to work with me.

Fame and fortune should never get in front of your passion. The passion will generate the fame and fortune, if you're good enough.

The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.

Don't worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.

You just need an opportunity and then you yourself have to do a good job, and then you hope that people go, 'Oh yeah, I forgot about her.'

I had the good fortune of speaking with Orson Wells many decades ago and he said 'Success is primarily luck anyway.' And I have been very lucky. Of course, Orson Wells was enormously talented and brilliant - so who am I to argue with him!

Its only when you are a great actor and are recognised for your good work that you become famous. Unless you are in the news for the wrong reasons!

There are lots of actors out there who are hugely, hugely talented and haven't got the breaks I've had.

People don't believe this, but Hollywood really is a meritocracy.

I worked a long time to get good at what I'm doing, and nobody handed me a recording contract because of who my father is.

When you have to do all the more crappy jobs before, you appreciate all the good work that comes out of that. There are many girls who immediately have a top model career, and there are lots of models who are doing things that aren't as exciting as doing big campaigns and beautiful magazines.

When you do good work, people will notice you.

A life without fame can be a good life, but fame without a life is no life at all.

I've been lucky. The critics never went out of their way to single me out for doing bad work.

I'm fully aware of how lucky I am to do the work I do. I work really, really hard, and there are a lot of privileges and perks that come with the job.

I've been very blessed to work with some of the biggest in the game.

Good work will come to you when your film does well.

A medal glitters, but it also casts a shadow.

I seem to be landing really great locations on a lot of my work. I hope that continues, knock on wood.

Even as a kid, I never wanted to be famous; I wanted to be good.