Kandi Burruss Quotes

I love to make music, I love to get tattoos...That's just what I love. If I wasn't getting paid I'd still do it.

Because when you love something, you want to do it all the time, even if no one is paying you for it. At least that's how I felt about drawing.

I don't know any musician, successful or otherwise, that got in it to make money. Or writer, for that matter. You get into it because you love it.

Love what you do, not the love you get for doing it.

It's about the journey and the process. I do things because I love doing them, or trying them.

Making films has never just been a job to me; it is my life. I have some interests outside of acting - I sing and I've written books, for instance - but acting is what keeps me going: it's what I do; it gives life purpose.

But if I didn't have to make money, I would still play my horn.

I've done all this stuff because it's fun. It's never been about fame.

I believe that we have been doing this not primarily to achieve riches or even honour, but rather because we were interested in the work, enjoyed doing it and felt very strongly that it was worthwhile.

I'm not looking for career attention, for more success, more money. I'm just singing songs I chose because I love them.

I can't really stop doing the music because it really feeds me.

I don't do what I do to get nominated. I do what I do because I love it.

Basically, what it comes down to is I love what I do. I don't do it for fame. I don't do it for money. I just love it.

Even if we didn't make records, we would have done it on the side for fun. Like, some painters sell their work; others just keep it - they love to do it whether they get paid or not.

I do not just play for money.

I still play music for the same reasons as when I first started; for the energy, the feeling, the interaction with others. Not for the money, ego or greed.

I feel a passion for what we're trying to do.I mean, why does somebody who's old who's a writer keep writing? Because that's who they are.

Music has always been my back door to life. It is important for people to find something that excites them. I like the concept that if you do what excites you, you will be rewarded generously, whatever form reward takes, which is not necessarily money.

I would act whether or not I was paid. I would be involved in ensemble groups. I would have the desire to tell stories.

I only am in this business because I enjoy it. I think that is the only way to be in the business.

If the work is good, what does it matter? I'm doing it because I love it. Why not do as many things I love as I can? As long as the work is good.

I did 'Tumbleweeds' for fun. I did it because I loved it and I hardly even got paid.

I love what I do. If I had my time over again, I'd probably do it for nothing.

Working hard as an actor means you're doing what you want to do.

Van Gogh never made a penny in his entire lifetime. He painted because it was his soul, his excitement. It was what aligned him with his Source of being. It's the same with me and writing.