Diana Ross Quotes

It's not just about waking up and trying to be a star... It's practice, practice, practice.

There are superstars that deserve to be at the top and do give everything.

I can act. I've been acting for a long time, but like anything else, don't nobody owe you nothing. You've go to pay your dues. You go from A to Z; you don't go from M to Z.

Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.

I don't know any musician who got to the top without hard work. Take whoever you want. They all work bloody hard, harder than you think.

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.

The notion of overnight stardom is really dangerous. For almost every person who has success in this business, there are years and years of hard work to get there. To have longevity, you really have to train, and you really have to work.

I think if you want to become a great football player, professional, you must give all the time one hundred percent, you must work hard - to be lucky is a good thing - but if you work hard and you give everything you will have great success.

There is no spray can called 'Instant Stardom', only talent can keep you at the top.

If I had any talent that God could give me, I would be a great diva.

Rock stars aren't crapped out of the sky.

Acting is equal parts talent and perseverance.

To become a superstar, it's not only the voice. You have to have all these things: talent, determination, be ready to work, ready to understand.

Behind every brilliant performance there were countless hours of practice and preparation.

In my life, I've been a movie star, a rock star, and a sports star, all wrapped up into one-and worked harder at it than anybody else.

Becoming a superstar takes about 10,000 hours of hard work.

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

I just always loved to perform and I was lucky enough to be in front of the right people at the right time!

Once you've gotten the job, there's nothing to it. If you're an actor, you're an actor. Doing it is not the hard part. The hard part is getting to do it.

I've always wanted to be a singer and an actor. I will continue to concentrate on both because I love both.

I wouldn't say that I was a born performer, because I work very hard at it.

I never thought I would be singing for the world.

If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.

If you don't have talent or preparation for whatever you want to do, you will not be successful in anything.

There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.