Pursuing Hobbies Quotes

I'm in semi-retirement, but what am I going to retire to? I don't ride horses, I don't golf anymore. I shoot a game of pool every now and then.

As long as I'm having fun I'm going to play.

When I was nine, I asked my Dad, ‘Can I have your movie camera? That old, wind-up 8-millimeter movie camera that’s in your drawer?’ And he goes, ‘Sure, take it.’ And I took it, and I started making movies with it, and I started being as creative as I could, and never once in my life did my parents ever say, ’ What you’re doing is a waste of time.’ Never….. I know there are kids out there that don’t have that support system. So, if you’re out there and you’re listening, listen to me: If you wanna be creative, get out there and do it. It’s not a waste of time.

I wanted to master the art of cooking. Maybe, when I slow down and do one or two films a year, I will learn how to cook and pursue it as my hobby.

I think when you can actually do what you love to do, if it's a little play somewhere, if it's a photo, if it's anything- if you can somehow do what you want and do a really good job at it, I think that's pretty successful.

You have to be doing something you enjoy. That is a definition of happiness!

Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I'd rather be out playing.

Relaxing, going on vacation, sleeping, having fun when I want, golfing when I want, do whatever I want - I am going to enjoy it.

My main job is to go and have fun. When I do that, everything just seems to fall into place.

I've enjoyed my retirement.

Retirement, we understand, is great if you are busy, rich, and healthy. But then, under those circumstances, work is great too.

I love to work. Doing things we love is how we relax, I think.

People retire to do what I do every day.

I don't think I'd want to concentrate on just acting because I love music, and things are going really well, so I think I will always continue to make music.

You do what you love, or you get arrested.

My career is over. I'm just playing now and having a great time. I like to keep busy, and I'm doing what's fun for me.

That's the joy of retirement - you're not trying to develop a career any more.

I have enough money not to do pictures ever. I'm seventy years old. I don't want to get up at 6:30 in the morning and learn ten pages of dialogue to do with a bunch of creeps I don't like. It's gotta be fun for me.

I tell people retirement isn't what you think. You are going to sit around and waste your life, you can only golf so much. To stay young, you have to stay in the mix.

I do what I love for a living, and I also get to build BMX bikes in my spare time.

In a strange way, I don't have a job, so I have a lot of time on my hands. When I do work, it might be very concentrated, and it might be months where you're not really doing anything except maybe playing the banjo or writing something. You know, there's a lot of time in the day if you're not working 9 to 5.

I have got other interests than just making music. I would like to follow those interests through.

I found out retirement means playing golf, or I don't know what the hell it means. But to me, retirement means doing what you have fun doing.

When in school, I was interested in many things other than studies.

I am going to enjoy some other things apart from business.