Michael Shannon Quotes

I've never been driven by fame or money or anything like that. It's never been part of my psyche.

My goal has always been to make a living and to have the respect of my peers. It's never been about stardom. It's about a good and challenging part.

I see a David West score 47, and yeah, it'd be cool to put up numbers like that. But I don't need that to make me happy.

I'm respected, I'm still working, what more could I ask?

In an ideal world, nobody's work would be just about the money. People could pursue excellence in what they do, take pride in achievement, and derive meaning from knowing that their work improved the lives of others.

I am not super-ambitious. I am not a classically amazing singer or anything.

The pleasure of work is open to anyone who can develop some specialised skill, provided that he can get satisfaction from the exercise of his skill without demanding universal applause.

I wanted to earn a living wage and to see something nice about me in the 'New York Times.' I wanted my mother to be proud. I wanted all the things you want and also feel silly for wanting. I wanted readers to say they'd enjoyed something of mine - to see my photo in magazines where I'd seen photos of other writers.

In societies where one sees a higher prevalence of 'modern values' - individualism, vitalism and self-expression - there's also higher reported job satisfaction.

I love my career right now, and I won't be with anybody until they make my life as satisfying and as happy as my work makes me.

I don't feel like I've ever done anything - even 'Big Momma's House' - that I didn't really have some desire to do.

Quite honestly, as long as I am working, can enjoy what I do, get on with it, and put bread on the table, I am really happy.

My work is my ultimate source of happiness.

I don't look at my work as an avenue for generating more work. For me, my work itself is sufficient.

I think of myself as an excellent actress with a lot to offer, but I'm not aggressive; I'm not ambitious. In fact, I'm anti-ambitious.

I'm very ambitious. But my overall goal, above ambition, is that I want to be happy with what I'm doing, and I want to be happy with myself.

As long as you are enjoying your wrestling and enjoying what you are doing, that's all that really matters.

Of course it's nice to get recognition, but I'm not looking for it. I just do my thing. If it comes, it comes. But it's not what you play for.

That's why success hasn't changed me: because I don't want to be famous or do TV or be a model or be recognised in a shop. I'm not interested. There's nothing worse.

I don't have massive ambitions to be anywhere other than in this country doing good work.

I am happy with my career.

I'm sure I will reach a position in my life where people will understand it's not about being Mrs. Shah Rukh Khan but about the work I do.

I'm very happy with my career, don't get me wrong.

I love waking up in my home and being with my children and my husband. And I get an enormous amount of satisfaction out of my work. I really love working. I said it: I love working. It really grounds me, and I like helping people.

As long as I am working, I am grateful and happy.