Mat Kearney Quotes

I love making money, but you can't live your life waiting to get rich in a job that no longer feeds you artistically.

There's a part of me that wants to be known and make a comfortable living but still be able to go grocery shopping. My overall idea of success is having people I want to work with want to work with me.

I don't make money on the road, and so there's less and less incentive for me to do it when I don't have that adolescent desire for whatever it is, glory or fame.

At some level, I feel it is nice to know that a film of yours is doing well at the box office and has also got great reviews. That feels like success.

Success to me is being able to do what I love, make a living at it and to support myself and the ones I love.

This profession has fed me creatively and allowed me to have a home life and a private life.

I'm not chasing money, so I'm not looking at just trying to stretch out a deal artificially just to have a certain number.

I'm potentially worth a lot of money, but I've got to go and make something that's worth a lot of money.

I like money, but it's never been about the money.

I've never done work for money ever. If your choices are based on grosses and the film doesn't do well, what does that mean? It leaves you with nothing.

The chance to be both artistically appreciated and commercially appreciated... That's what you hope for.

I've always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that's the real test.

The money isn't a lure. I've done very well out of this business.

Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I'm concerned, that's success.

I wasn't making any money, but I didn't feel unsuccessful because of that. You can do that in New York but not in Hollywood. In Hollywood, it is how much money you make.

Did I grow up thinking I'd ever be paged at the Beverly Hills Hotel? Did I ever think I'd make so much money writing ads? No.

We're trying to make money, trying to add a zero onto our net worth.

It's a common misconception that money is every entrepreneur's metric for success. It's not, and nor should it be.

I feel like I've won every year the show has been picked up by Logo because, really, nothing beats a paycheck.

Obviously, artists need to make money and stuff like that, but if you do something good or if you make good art or make good stuff, the wealth will find you in some way.

I didn't come into the music business to make money. I came into it to be a success. Of course, if you're successful, you'll earn money and I was happy to receive it.

I would rather just be successful and have money than be famous.

I find success to be being able to do what you love and provide for your family by doing what you love.

Money is important, but it's not the only driving factor for me.