Loyal and efficient work in a great cause, even though it may not be immediately recognized, ultimately bears fruit.
If I have a better idea, I say, 'Can we try one like this?' I try not to step on writers' toes, but ninety-nine percent of the time, it ends up in the movie, and sometimes it's the line that everyone remembers and quotes from the movie.
The experience reminds me of a favorite saying: Most of the yield from research efforts comes from the coal that is mined while looking for diamonds.
For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store.
When you relentlessly work, you gradually get accepted.
I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise.
You must reward the kind of behavior that you want.
I encourage students to pursue an idea far enough so they can see what the cliches and stereotypes are. Only then do they begin to hit pay dirt.
I think if you stop bad habits, and you stop long enough, you develop good habits.
All the sacrifices my mom and family had made had been worth it.
It was from them that I learned that hard work in stable surroundings could yield rewards, even if only in infinitesimally small increments.
That's the thing about Lionsgate. They are fearless. No other studio would have made 'Hunger Games' the way they did. They're being fearless in the way they make decisions, and it's paying off for them.
Writing is harder than acting. I enjoy acting for just the brevity with which you can be in the experience of doing it. Writing is kind of more satisfying in that you're creating a world and doing something that feels bigger, but it's very time consuming and has a higher threshold for failure.
I hope to create a culture here in Orlando where we're winning and we're having fun doing it.
There were so many times when I felt like running away from the akhada. But now that we are bearing the fruits of all the hard work, we understand its value.
I guarantee the people who study are going to be successful. Nothing can replace hard work.
I always say that with work and patience, if you believe in your own talent, at the end, things come back; there's no doubt about it.
We want to satisfy our fans, but we want to surprise them, too. That's our challenge.
The difficulties and struggles of today are but the price we must pay for the accomplishments and victories of tomorrow.
It took 35 years, but the time was well spent and I think I have established a good stake in the future.
Success has been a gradual thing; it hasn't been overnight. So I appreciate everything and never take it for granted.
A change in bad habits leads to a change in life.
It was actually the enormous risks I took with my pictures, skating right up to the edge of non-acceptance, that paid off so handsomely.
A lot of people say that 'the best songs fall into your lap' and that they're the easiest ones to write and take the shortest amount of time: I wholeheartedly disagree with that.
I like spending a lot of time fine-tuning all the small characters. I think it really pays off.
