Bill Engvall Quotes

I define success a little differently. My dream from day one was to act and stand on my own two feet. I'm literally living my dream after struggling really hard to get here and that in itself is success to me.

Look at me - I was the boo boy for years and years. Did I ever think I would end up in Hollywood or the FA Cup final? No, I didn't.

You just hope that you will get the opportunity to do what you love and pay your bills, and that is being a success as an actor.

I don't need to do a reality show to make my mark in this world.

While I was always successful... I never thought I'd be one in the world.

I literally came to L.A. like every actor does from this little town with this big dream, and I'm living in it now. It's mind-blowing.

I wanted to be an actor, and when that day happened that was sort of like the end. Now let it take me.

I still pinch myself that I ended up in Hollywood. And I am still surprised at the fans.

A man must not deny his manifest abilities, for that is to evade his obligations.

Even when I was a little kid, I always said I would be in the movies one day, and damned if I didn't make it.

When I realized that my big dream was going to come true - 'Night Shift' was a success, 'Splash' was a success, I got the job to do 'Cocoon' - suddenly, I was underway. And I knew my name was rising up the lists. I was going to have a career. I was going to be able to direct movies until I screwed it up.

The night I won the Emmy, I probably cried for three hours on and off.

It's often said that if doing something was easy, everyone would be doing it. I think that's particularly true when you're trying to make your mark or architect your own career. There's often not a path to follow.

I'm really going to put a stamp on my career by beating Cruz.

I don't think there is anything more proud or glorious than standing in the arena as a fighter - that you've done it in on your own. That's why I love fighting.

No matter what you accomplish, when you're doing something you're truly passionate about... the opportunities are always going to be bigger.

I did not wake up one day and say, 'I wanna be famous.' I did not wake up and say, 'I wanna be a UFC fighter.' I woke up and said, 'I want to be successful at something I want to do. I want to fight.'

People kept saying, 'You've made it!' and I was like, 'What have I been doing all this time?' I've always felt successful.

I realized, statistically, the chances of me getting to the WWE and being very successful were very slim. I always hoped it would happen for me.

I realised I was a 'star' when my first film Dil Deke Dekho was released after being rejected before. It was a very big thing for me.

I will be driving on the road after a show at night, and it will hit me that I am a WWE superstar, and this is what I dreamed about, and I get to live it.

I just want to create my own history.

When I seen myself on TV, it made me realize, 'You're doing what you really wanted to do. You're living out your dreams.'

Life is all about setting yourself goals and then achieving them.

I was determined to be an actor and make a name in the industry, and hence, I did.