Diversifying Interests Quotes

I think the goal is in general to broaden my fans' perspectives and their horizons. Not to be cliché. But to introduce them to things that they may not have introduced to themselves.

There are fashions in reading, even in thinking. You don't have to follow them unless you want to. On the other hand, watch out. Don't stick too closely to your favorite subject. That would keep you from adventuring into other fields. It's silly to build a wall around your interests.

I've got a feeling that music might not be the most interesting place to be in the world of things.

I do like a variety of things so I'm always interested in finding something that I haven't done before.

At a young age I always had an entrepreneurial spirit. So I'm trying to develop things on my own, too, and there are a couple things that have absolutely nothing to do with the entertainment business that I'm trying to tackle. We'll just sort of see.

I have interests outside of rugby and have been cultivating them for when I do decide to hang up the boots.

I was able to turn my hobby into my profession, and I am thankful for that. But I have other interests beside football, and I can devote my time to them now.

I love acting and certainly won't give it up, but it's part of a bigger canvas for me now.

We expand what we focus on.

I was rather literary in college—one year I wrote a series of very solemn and obvious editorials for the 'Yale News'—and now I was going to bring back all such things into my life and become again that most limited of all specialists, the 'well-rounded man.' This isn’t just an epigram—life is much more successfully looked at from a single window, after all.

When it comes to this business and becoming a comedy superstar, I've never really thought about things holding me back. I think about what to do to go the next place. Comedy now isn't the only thing for me.

Wanting to do one thing can require that you take on other interests.

I believe that there are many interesting projects that are potentially possible for me other than game music, and therefore in my mind there are several things that are being contemplated.

For many people in the music conservatory world, the message was always, Focus! 'You can't do everything; you really need to specialize.' And especially at an early age, I ignored this advice.

There's a lot to be said for women who want to focus primarily on acting. Other women, on the other hand, aspire to combine their work in acting with other ventures in fashion, business, directing, writing, producing, etc. It's a very personal decision.

I relate really well to individuals who have a career and explore other adventures outside of skating. That, to me, is fascinating.

Luckily, I'm doing other things besides just modeling, because frankly, I'm a little bored with it.

Being tied down to a pre-med or engineering track would have slotted me into a very narrow group. Being a young filmmaker allowed me to explore many areas of life and many kinds of people.

Baseball is my job, and I love it, but it can't be the only thing I've got going on.

I don't think football is enough for me.

I don't mind doing occasional guest appearances on shows, but I have other things I'd like to do in my life now.

My plan was never to be an actor like my father.

It is fine to be all focused on gymnastics if that is what you want to do, but once you are finished with gymnastics, what are you going to do?

I get a little upset, yeah, if a year goes by and I don't get a script. Thank God I have other interests that keep me from becoming a nervous wreck.

What I would tell young players is that as you get older, the best thing you can do is try to have other interests and have opportunities.