David Macaulay Quotes

Don't just work for the money; that will bring only limited satisfaction.

You learn very quickly where you feel fulfilled and where you don't.

There has to be something in every role that interests you.

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

I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.

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

I say always follow your passion, no matter what, because even if it's not the same financial success, it'll lead you to the money that'll make you the happiest.

You get to a point in life where you have to enjoy what you do when you come in every day.

I've been offered a couple of shows that have been very successful, but they weren't right for me. It has to be something I could be excited about for a long time.

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.

I was a very happy banker, but I feel happier as an author.

I know conventional wisdom has always been to go to Europe, and I did that early on, and I tried it, but I realised pretty quickly if I wasn't playing, nothing else mattered - I wasn't going to be happy.

I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.

Honestly, my smartest business decision was to never do anything that I didn't love doing.

Success in its highest and noblest form calls for peace of mind and enjoyment and happiness which come only to the man who has found the work that he likes best.

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

I don't want only a career.

I love working! I'm a huge fan of TV and will be happy as long as I'm getting to be creative.

Life is too short to be doing work that doesn't make you feel happy and fulfilled. I'd rather wait for the right project, as opposed to just taking whatever is handed to me.

I don't care if people know who I am or if I make a ton of money, I just love my work so much.

It doesn't really matter where the opportunity comes from, as long as I have fun doing the work.

But if you don't enjoy doing something, you'll be miserable no matter how much money you make.

I'm at the stage of my career when it's not only about winning and developing players, it's about having fun. That's a void in your life right now, but it's something you're going to have here.

I can't imagine anything more worthwhile than doing what I most love. And they pay me for it.

I just want to try and be in projects that are exciting to me.