Bonnie Tyler Quotes

I discovered that I act because I really love to act. I don't act because maybe it will get me a magazine cover or that I can get on a talk show.

What motivates me is just to do a really, really good job at something. If I were a better musician, I probably would've ended up as one.

Fame is a thing that happens when you do something you love - nobody wants to be famous for the wrong reasons. It's not my goal, but if being more famous means I can get more music out, that's cool.

I was never in this for the money. It's all about the passion for the music.

The artists who stand out to me have a passion for what they do. There are a lot of people who can sing. It's just like when you go to church and people are singing because it sounds good, not because it feels good. There's a difference.

If people just want to be famous, that's just not enough to get you up at 4 in the morning to go to work. You have to love what you're doing.

You always have in the back of your mind that would be cool if you get recognized. But you can't concentrate on any of those things. You've got to just keep playing and doing your music and the rest is just a bonus.

Make sure your desire to do what you're aspiring to do is deeper than just fame and being a celebrity.

My secret? A desire to work, years of dedication and loving what you do; I can't live without music.

I'm doing what I do for the right reasons. I love the music that I make.

I think ambition can be having something that you're good at and love to do.

You really have to love the work. You can't look for stardom. That's a by-product.

I know you've heard it a thousand times before. But it's true - hard work pays off. If you want to be good, you have to practice, practice, practice. If you don't love something, then don't do it.

To be in the music industry, to be in any kind of entertainment industry, you really, really have to be passionate about it and love it and persevere, because if that passion isn't there, it's easy to give up. If you really want it, the ambition is there, it'll come. It's definitely harder work than some people think.

I find ambition really attractive too - if someone's good at something they love doing. I want someone who is driven.

Whatever fame or success we have right now came strictly from us playing. As long as we focus on music and not trying to be stars, I think we'll be okay.

I enjoy keeping busy, and fortunately for me, there's a large audience out there who are keen to hear me sing. It's their love and affection that keep me going.

I wasn't trying to be famous when I started making music. I mean, that wasn't the first thing I wanted.

Most importantly, I don't do music for people to want to be a singer, actor, or dancer. I do it because I love it and I want to show others you can accomplish goals.

I want to make the greatest record ever made. It's the only thing I can think about.

For some people, fame kills it and becomes more important than the music or the performance. But for me fame is like rocket fuel. The more my fans like what I'm doing, the more I want to give back to them. And my passion is so strong I can't sleep - I haven'tslept for three days.

I wanna make music that I feel proud of when I'm onstage, that I feel like I put my all into.

I believe that producing pictures, as I do, is almost solely a question of wanting so very much to do it well.

The practice of any art demands more than 'mere savoir faire'. One must not only be in love with what one does, one must also know how to make love. In love self is obliterated. Only the beloved counts.

Fame and fortune should never get in front of your passion. The passion will generate the fame and fortune, if you're good enough.