Kevin Costner Quotes

Stop doing what the record companies are doing and do what's in your heart.

I think, first of all, you need to love what you're doing, and then this helps in the comedian for its part in everything-but the moment you enjoy what you're doing, you try to express yourself, to find your way, and every time is different, of course.

You cannot be worrying about what other people think. You have to be sure that what you do is what you love to do, because if you love it, maybe another hundred thousand people might love it, too. Some other people might not like it, but it doesn't matter, because you have to express what you want to express. You only live once.

Do what you love doing.

Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world.

Relevance, for me, is about being creative and doing things that you believe in, whether that's music or acting or painting a picture, or whatever that is.

If one uses music that one does not really love, then one will not succeed in making it one's own.

Do what you love; you'll be better at it. It sounds pretty simple, but you'd be surprised how many people don't get this one right away.

It doesn't matter what people say or what the rules say or what you're supposed to do, you go after what's in your heart.

Follow your dreams. Just make sure to have fun too.

When I teach seminars, I tell people, 'Your stuff has to look like something that's out there, because otherwise nobody will take a chance on you.'

I find that the very things that I get criticized for, which is usually being different and just doing my own thing and just being original, is the very thing that's making me successful.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

But when you're beginning, you should try to focus on something you love and your own way of doing things.

If you can find something you love, go for it everyday of your life, and it would be really good to you.

When you do multiple things you love, it doesn't feel like work.

My goal is not to make popular things. My goal is to make the things I love as popular as I can make them.

I'm of the belief that you pursue your interests, you pull it all in, and you sort it out later.

I think if more people actually pursued what they loved, we'd have a lot more innovation and creativity.

You can't ever create defensively. You just have to create the next thing that really speaks to you.

As long you are doing what you love and making decisions from the heart, you will be successful.

People need to be true to themselves, and if entertaining and content-creating is something that does not come naturally and is really difficult, they should find something they are passionate about and love and do that instead.

This goes for our songwriting as well as our success as a band - the minute we stopped chasing what we thought people wanted to hear and started writing things that moved us, that's when people started paying attention.

I actually moved from engineering to acting. I think what's important is how talented and passionate you are.

Just do what you love. This is what I am doing.