Don't Settle Quotes

The obvious choice isn't always the best choice, but sometimes, by golly, it is. I don't stop looking as soon I find an obvious answer, but if I go on looking, and the obvious-seeming answer still seems obvious, I don't feel guilty about keeping it.

You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future... The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it... Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

I think you should aim for the stars - and hopefully avoid ending up in the clouds!

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.

You can't afford to rest on your laurels at all, or you'll instantly be on the bench.

If you have to make mistakes, make them good and big, don't be middling if you can help it.

You only get so much time to do something that you enjoy or love to do. If you can continue doing it, you might as well, because I don't want to live in regret. I don't want to be the person sitting behind a desk, wondering, 'Did I do it right, did I finish it off, did I really give it my all?'

If you reach for the highest of ideals, you shouldn't settle for less than the stars.

If something seems like a little venue, don't treat it like that. Do it all. If you're sort of wondering why you're doing something at some location, just do it - any size theater, production, or whatever. It's all helpful.

You shoot as high as you can but if you don't end up there you can still end up accomplishing something great.

I set the bar high because I don't want to do just any other show just to keep working. I want to do something special that means something to people and speaks to them. Those kinds of opportunities don't come along all the time!