Dolly Wells Quotes

After I finished 'E.R.', I wanted to concentrate on re-examining what kind of actress I am and taking time for real-life things.

I am not the same man I was 35 years ago. And I hope that five years and ten years from now, I'll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.

I'm easy driving, But I'm not a person who loves living pleasantly above all else. I'm not that way at all. I might think I'm that, but I'm not really that.

Look around the inhabited world; how few know their own good, or knowing it, pursue.

Life is about growing and improving and getting better.

I've grown a lot, and I'm learning every week.

There's no blueprint for where I should be. I see myself as a young, good actor who still has a lot to learn. There's nobody at any point in their career who is the finished article.

Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.

It's a big theme in my life, learning about myself and being a better person. I'm a work in progress; I have revelations every day.

The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.

Whenever I'm trying to decide how to spend my precious time, energy, or money, I ask myself a series of questions. 'Will this broaden or deepen my relationships?' 'Will this contribute to an atmosphere of growth in my life?' 'Is this a way to 'Be Gretchen?' and 'Will this help connect me to my past?'

There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside.

I'm always trying to grow myself.

It took a lot of time and constant feedback to realize what wasn't working in my life, and it will be an ongoing journey until the day I die.

It's important that a person doesn't lose track of himself.

You learn a lot about yourself doing physical work.

I had to focus on some personal areas in my life with the little bit of privacy that I have.

It's not an epitaph. I felt I could look back at my life and get a good story out of it. It's a picture of somebody trying to figure things out. I'm not trying to create some impression about myself. That doesn't interest me.

A big part of life is realizing what you're good at.

I think this movie, 'Moneyball,' symbolizes becoming a man for me, and I think my character becomes a man. It's important to me: I'm becoming a man. I'm taking my life seriously. I'm taking my acting really seriously, and it's important for me to play adults. It's important for me to change and develop as I get older.

Challenge yourself, its fine not to be a totally finished person.

I need to keep working on myself for a while.

Life is definitely always about expanding. That's how we grow.

Do the things you know, and you shall learn the truth you need to know.

Life is the most versatile thing under the sun; and in the pursuit of life and character the author who works in a groove works in blinkers.