Shailene Woodley Quotes

In the beginning, I didn't have to love them, my acts. It was mostly about being successful, getting a trophy, and making some money. Now if I don't love the idea of it, I don't work on it.

I don't sing for awards, I sing for rewards!

Every creativity has a motive. Either one does it for money, for fame, or for passion. My energies go out for passion.

If I can still be successful making films and no-one will ever know me, then that would be great. Because we (actors) just like to do what we do. People who are doing it for fame, I don't know if they ever get really successful.

You don't want to make awards the reason you're doing things.

I never do anything for money; I get paid a lot of money as a by-product.

I'm not doing this to be a pop star. I've had plenty of money and attention. I'm doing it for credibility.

You can only make money doing what you love.

Passion is the thing that sustains you in acting. If you're doing it for fame and money, don't even bother because it will never happen. The last thing I ever expected was to be paid for this.

The fire in the belly is essential, otherwise you become Michael Buble - famous and meaningless.

Now I don't work for the money or the glory. I just work because I like building businesses.

In acting, you can't do things for the money. You've got to do a project because you like it.

I have an ambition to write a great book, but that's really a competition with myself. I've noticed that a lot of young writers, people in all media, want to be famous but they don't really want to do anything. I can't think of anything less worth striving for than fame.

I never cared about money or fame, and I don't care now. I follow the groove, and money always follows.

I've got my Grammys on top of my piano and I look at them when I play.

I think I'm happier, not just because of winning Grammys and selling records, but because it's really fulfilling to have all these things happen with something you love to do.

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

It's not a matter of becoming a superstar. Fame and money aren't the purpose of all this. No actor's going to say, 'I don't want to be famous.' But the main purpose for doing what I'm doing is the passion in the work.

You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play.

I do acting for the awards... and cash money.

I know I've said it before in interviews, but the idea that all actors have their eye on some sort of prize - it being an Oscar, or fame, or whatever - not all actors I know are like that.

Basically, what it comes down to is I love what I do. I don't do it for fame. I don't do it for money. I just love it.

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.

That's the secret to happiness. Find something you can make money at that you really love to do.

Apart from the money actors earn, it is the love and appreciation that keeps everyone looking forward to do more.