Jeffrey Tambor Quotes

The big thing is that you know what you want.

It doesn't matter what you can do if you don't know why you're doing it.

A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder.

We all get lost along the way, but hopefully we figure out some sort of path. It helps if you can imagine the process as well as the goal. Those kinds of dreams are easier to achieve.

I would have to think about it for two or three months before I decided to do something which would have meaning. And it would have to be more than just an impression or pleasure. I would need an objective, a meaning. That is the only thing that could help me.

Without vision, even the most focused passion is a battery without a device.

If a man knows not what harbor he seeks, any wind is the right wind.

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

Knowing where you're going is all you need to get there.

The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going.

I need to have a reason why I'm doing something. Otherwise I'm lost.

If what you are doing is not moving you towards your goals, then it's moving you away from your goals.

Focus your vision by giving it a goal.

No wind makes for him that hath no intended port to sail into.

It is futile to fight against, if one does not know what one is fighting for.

I'm a big fan of intention. That's because I have learned first-hand the power of setting my intention on my goal and making all decisions based off of that intention.

Focus on a specific intention... A goal is often fueled by fear... An intention is fueled by a sense of purpose.

You must have a reason to be in the places to which you go, and you must do only things that you really care about.

People wander about what you are pursuing. You have to explain about the thread.

Definiteness of purpose is the starting point from which one must begin.

Discovering what you really want saves you endless confusion and wasted energy.

When you come to do the film, it is not the time to wonder why you do it. It's just how to do it.

If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.

If you cry 'forward', you must without fail make plain in what direction to go.

I always like to play roles where I either love the character or think that it's a story that I can tell better than anyone else. There are always reasons for me to do whatever I do.