Billy Wilder Quotes

I think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you.

I'd rather do something I love badly than to feel bad about not doing something I love.

I work for enjoyment and satisfaction - not just to earn a living.

Work is its own cure. You have to like it better than being loved.

The main thing is to be satisfied with your work yourself. It's useless to have an audience happy if you are not happy.

Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself.

I believe that we have been doing this not primarily to achieve riches or even honour, but rather because we were interested in the work, enjoyed doing it and felt very strongly that it was worthwhile.

I love what I do, and when I don't love what I do, I'll make a change.

There's not anyone in particular I'd like to work with. I just want to continue doing work that I have a passion for.

I just work - however people feel about it, I mean, at the end of the day, if I'm waiting for accolades, I could be waiting all my life, but I don't need that stuff to validate me. I just do what makes me happy.

I've never thought of myself as a professional. I very rarely do something I don't enjoy.

I will act because I enjoy it.

I enjoy working on whatever I'm working on.

As long as you are enjoying your wrestling and enjoying what you are doing, that's all that really matters.

It's always better just to do work that you're really proud of and work that you enjoy because really all you have are the choices you make and that's it and who knows after that. I think that's what I love in acting.

If you feel comfortable, and you feel happy, and successful at your job, then that's success. You define that as success, then that's success. Success is not a general thing. It's a personal thing. It's a personal attribute.

I begin to see that a man's got to be in his own heaven to be happy.

I don't work for money any longer. I work for pride.

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.

My parents definitely sparked something in me. I'm sure of it. I saw how happy and fulfilled they were, and I knew I wanted the same job.

Love what you do, not the love you get for doing it.

My goal is to stay happy in my work and to do quality work.

I think all those people I did stories about measured their own success by the joy their work was giving them.

Doing something because it's quote-unquote a good career move doesn't really appeal to me.

I'm just looking for projects I enjoy.