Taika Waititi Quotes

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

I'm involved with projects that strike up a passion with me, that stir up completion inside of me. People come at me and go, 'My job makes me feel alive.' OK, well, good for you. My job doesn't make me feel 'alive,' my job makes me feel alive!

I don't work at something because I think it's important. I work at things that, to me, are interesting.

I'm still as enamored and turned on by work as I was when I was young.

There's no point in working if I'm not involved and interested.

I want to be in love with what I do at all times, and I want to stay in love.

I only am in this business because I enjoy it. I think that is the only way to be in the business.

To do this job, you really have to love what you're doing.

What I do is not rocket science, but I sure do love it.

I really enjoy my time off. If I'm going to go to work, it has to be something I really believe in, or else it's totally tedious.

I need to feel like the work I'm doing is not necessarily important, but meaningful, at least to me, because otherwise it just becomes a day job. It just becomes factory work and I get really frustrated.

What drives me is I love my profession. I love to do it.

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'm a firm believer in people who love what they do.

Anyone can like their job... To love your job is not enough, you must give your passion to your job.

The jobs I enjoy most are the ones where I never feel like I'm performing. I'm just feeling things.

I don't want to take up a project for the sake of it. I want to work and follow my passion, and not anything else.

I believe if you're not completely in love with what you're doing, you'd better find another profession.

I only take on roles that I'm passionate about.

Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress; working hard for somthing we love is called passion.

I'm more enthusiastic and excited about work than ever. I know now what I'm about.

I do want to be able to benefit from my work and make a good living, but I love it so much that I would do it for free.

The only thing I want to do is stuff with people who care about what they're doing.

I just love what I do so much.

I'm motivated every second by my work; it doesn't switch off.