O. Henry Quotes

I once asked a distinguished artist what place he gave to labor in art. "Labor," he in effect said, "is the beginning, the middle, and the end of art." Turning then to another--"And you," I inquired, "what do you consider as the great force in art?" "Love," he replied. In their two answers I found but one truth.

All worthwhile endeavors are 90% work and 10% love, and only the love should show.

I think Oscar Wilde wrote a poem about a robin who loved a white rose. He loved it so much that he pierced his breast and let his heart's blood turn the white rose red. Maybe this sounds very sentimental, but for anybody who has loved a career as much as I've loved mine, there can be no short cuts.

There's only one reason for my whole life, and that's art. Nothing else counts; nothing else gives me pleasure; nothing else gives me satisfaction.

I love painting so much that nothing else matters.

This is a business of love and labor.

Music is my passion - it's what I love and it's in my blood. You can never take me away from my work.

Only true love can fuel the hard work that awaits you.

I unfortunately do suffer for my art.

You are only an actor if you absolutely love it and can not do anything else. Starving for your art is great in your 20s, but it's not so great at 35. It has to be absolute love. You can't worry about being a movie star or anything else. Just love. That's it.

I proved for a long time how much I've given of my heart and of my time to the UFC.

I always gave my heart and soul for the game.

The main thing I hope people see is how passionate I am about my work, and I know people talk about it, but I do work really hard on my stuff, and it means a lot to me.

You give a hundred percent of yourself to a film and then move on.

I have put my heart and soul in 'Baaz.'

I like to see things that take a lot of time and effort and passion. Which I feel like 'Skins' has.

You've got to be happy, you have to do this thing [music] for the love. It's not like you go into music because it's going to make a lot of money. It's something you do... that's the thing. You got to accept all that hard work with it, too. And enjoy it, and love it.

I have never really been a great artist. I have been a human being that has loved art, which is not the same thing. But I have loved and believed in art and the idea of universal brotherhood so much, that I have put everything I have into them, and I have been blessed.

I long so much to make beautiful things. But beautiful things require effort and disappointment and perseverance.

The practice of any art demands more than 'mere savoir faire'. One must not only be in love with what one does, one must also know how to make love. In love self is obliterated. Only the beloved counts.

The answer to all writing, to any career for that matter, is love.

You put your heart and soul into something, and you really hope that people love it as much as you do.

I put my heart in my work.

Love doesn't grow on trees like apples in Eden - it's something you have to make. And you must use your imagination too.

You've got to be dedicated and throw yourself into parts and auditions in a way that is completely selfless.