Gale Anne Hurd Quotes

When people call me God, I say, no, I'm still an angel or saint of acting. I still have a long way to go.

I've become good friends with Lena Dunham, and the thing I had in common with Lena when I was 24 is I was as ambitious as she was. What we don't have in common is that I was not as talented. My voice was not as clearly defined.

I would like to be remembered as someone who did the best she could with the talent she had.

I never said I wanted to be a lead actress; I never said I wanted to be a film actress. This need to trump everyone bewilders me. I'm only 25. I'm not better than anyone. I just want to watch other people and learn to be good.

I just want to be in good things that I want to see, and I want to work with talented people who are smarter than myself.

I'd like to think I haven't done my best yet.

There is no number or level of success that would make me think, 'Wow, I didn't think that was possible.'

Ambition is best tempered with self-knowledge!

If I can be a leader, I will.

I picture myself now, and I picture myself in 30 years, and I'll probably be the same. I'll still think I'm not the greatest singer I can be.

When I was 12 or 13, I realised I was good, but I never knew how far I'd get.

As I've gotten older, I've gotten simpler - my level of aspiration has actually gone down and down. But my level of impact has gone up and up.

I always knew I was going to be something. I didn't know what.

A lot of what keeps me going is wanting to be better, thinking I'm not good enough.

I was very ambitious as a young actor, but I wasn't good at being ambitious.

I don't want to believe my own hype. I want to stay hungry and stay eager and be the best that I can be.

If you are BIG ENOUGH for your dream, your dream isn't BIG ENOUGH for God.

Make it thy business to know thyself, which is the most difficult lesson in the world. Yet from this lesson thou will learn to avoid the frog's foolish ambition of swelling to rival the bigness of the ox.

I was always taught to be hungry and humble.

For all their bitching about what’s holding them back, most people have a lot of trouble coming up with the defined dreams they’re being held from.

May I never be complete. May I never be content. May I never be perfect.

I don't think ambition was ever my strong suit. I always wanted to be successful, because you want to be good at what you do, but I've definitely always enjoyed playing a supporting part. I really enjoy the success of others.

A star wants to see himself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.

Work hard and follow your dreams, but never forget where you came from.

The moment of recognizing your own lack of talent is a flash of genius.