Diane Kruger Quotes

There's no shame in a bronze medal. I used to think that, and I'm so ashamed of thinking that because there's so much joy and hard work and love in this.

And I think they loved me because I loved being part of their team, you know, and I quite often say to kids, that I was the worst player in the world's best football team - and that was good enough for me.

I try to be professional; I try to be on time. I don't take anything I have for granted. That's my definition of success.

Well, I wouldn't say that I was in the great class, but I had a great time while I was trying to be great.

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

I believed and still believe that success is only part of the story. It makes you want to get better and better so as not to let yourself down and not to let the people down who like what you do and you don't waste your success.

I's taken me a great deal to get here. I don't plan on missing anything.

I would like to be remembered as someone who did the best she could with the talent she had.

It is right to be contented with what we have, never with what we are.

Just because I won the U.S. Open doesn't mean I'm going to change the way I live.

I have a healthy amount of humility.

All I ever intended was to make a living at what I do. Everything I've achieved since then is above and beyond.

My whole career has been from scratch, so I never took it for granted that people care and support what I do.

It took me a while to figure that out and to realize what a gift that I had been given. And when I finally did, I dedicated myself to be the best pitcher I possibly could be, for as long as I possibly could be.

I went from not knowing anything to becoming really curious and wanting to know and respecting people in the industry, realizing how hard they work. I will always be thankful for 'Top Model' for that.

I've got more out of tennis than I could ever give back.

You've got to clock the hours and pay your dues. Then eventually, people will come to you. You have to be patient and appreciative.

I was given a talent to play cricket. I don't know why I was given it. But I was. I owe it to all those who wish it had been them to give of my best, every day.

The perfect expression of receiving a lifetime award is to be working when they're handing it out.

I have many shortcomings. I feel very lucky to have been able to have what I've had.

I like new ballets because they're totally new. As you get older, new experiences are harder and harder to come by, so it's pretty great to have a new experience.

I could never say I'm going to do bigger and better things because that would negate what I've already accomplished, and I don't want to do that.

The satisfaction comes because you work hard and it pays off. It is not as glamorous as I thought it would be, but, you know, I appreciate it more than I ever knew I would, and I love it more than I ever knew I would.

I used to dislike it, but now I like it more and more, feeling small. I like feeling like a little speck.

Harry Dean Stanton, Anjelica Huston - a lot of people have studied with me. It's paying my dues.