Hugh Grant Quotes

Before, being a model, it was just a job, and I was making fun of it. But today, I take my career more seriously.

That was something I needed to learn, to understand that you can work hard and enjoy it, too.

I love to do what I do. So, I do work long hours.

I think there are very few people, in my generation at least, that are that passionate about what they do.

All I want to do is work.

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

And the reason I came to IBM was I think - I always say at a really early age, I learned you've got to be passionate about what you do. No matter what it is, you put too much, your heart and soul in it, you have to be passionate about it. You make too many sacrifices.

I always want to work.

For a rich and reasonably successful guy, it is impossible not to enjoy your job; otherwise, why would you spend so much time and effort doing it? I am a great fan of Norilsk, and I like this kind of challenge.

As soon as I got my proper first job, I never did acting again. I think the last thing I did was a Mike Figures film, and then I got a series with the BBC. I'm glad of the experience, because I think it's very, very good to understand what actors go through.

To me, I think I'm just going to keep focused and forward on what I'm doing, work-wise, rather than searching for any kind of meaning in it.

Honestly, after about three years on a show, you're like, 'Thank you very much for giving me a step up. Now can I go do movies?'

Five years is a long time to play one part.

I like to work. I believe that work helps us find our self worth.

You feel stressed when you think that you are working. When I am doing movies, I don't feel that way at all. When I wake up in the morning and then get dressed up for the job, I feel good because this is what I want. I am the happiest that way and honestly, if at all I get a day or two off, I get restless.

Unfortunately, I ended up kind of getting sadly duped, in a way. I haven't had an agent in 10 years, and now I'm doing some of the most interesting films I've ever had an opportunity to play in.

I've been sort of coasting on 'Peep Show.' So now it's kind of, 'When I grow up, I'm going to have to be an actor if I'm not careful.'

I don't know how anyone could stop working.

My gratification in working comes from the preparation and the building of the character.

Passion for work is very important.

Even prior to WWE, when I was bartending and training MMA, I always had a sense of fulfillment because although not my dream job, I took pride in being the best bartender I could be.

To be very frank, I never got very good offers from Hindi cinema until 'Eega.' Now, I'm flooded with offers.

I'm going to quit when I feel like I'm not having fun anymore or I'm not competitive.

I come from a place where getting a call to do a film is a big thing. I would work double hard to better a partly-convincing film than be without work.

Work-wise, I try not to repeat myself too often. And I have to love whatever I'm doing.