Tough Journey Quotes

I auditioned nine times for 'Delhi Belly,' and it was torturous!

It took five years to get 'Parental Guidance' made, and it was a fight every second.

Everything in life is a fight. Everybody wants this microwavable life, and it doesn't work like that. I'm here to say, 'See what I went through? Look at me now.'

It's a tough journey as an actor in Los Angeles.

The path to glory is rough, and many gloomy hours obscure it.

I had no support, no opportunity, no sponsors backing me for most of my career.

Your dreams are ballbusters; they're not the yellow brick road.

I have come up the hard way.

The level of competition on 'Iron Chef' was very intense. In fact, I feel like the show provides chefs with a stamp of approval and in many ways lets them know that 'they've arrived.' It was a tough journey, to say the least, but in the end, it provided me with an example how hard work and persistence pays off.

I absolutely have loved my career path and everything that I've done personally, but it was tough.

Coming into 'Dancing With the Stars,' I thought it would be a lot easier.

Millions of people come every day to Mumbai to fulfill their acting dreams. Being one of them is always tough.

Thinking about my career, nothing ever came easy for me.

I've been trying to bust into the comedy business my whole life. It's hard in Hollywood to do different things. I know this. It's a struggle.

I always hoped I'd get a chance to prove myself at the top level because I believed I could do it, but making your way up the football ladder is very tough.

Even though my family was accepting of an unusual career, cinema, my journey in it has still been a tough one.

Experience is the best teacher. I've been through a lot - going to the Olympics, going to the Finals, having a lot of good games and having a lot of bad games. It's a rollercoaster ride and I'm just happy I'm a part of it. If it was easy, then everybody could do it.

When I look back at where I came from, at the school I attended... my classmates for the most part haven't had successful paths - many have had a difficult, chaotic path.

Life for me ain't been no crystal stair

I set my sights on making an Olympic team, not realizing how tough it was going to be.

There is... nothing greater than touching the shore after crossing some great body of water knowing that I've done it with my own two arms and legs.

Occasionally it's been a long and bumpy road - one I'm still travelling - but I've always felt like my home town has been solidly behind me and I'm both grateful and proud.

The roughest road often leads to the top.

I don't have any romantic views of parenting. Every step of the way it's really hard. It's a dangerous world, physically and psychologically.

It's been a lot of responsibility to be an ambassador for U.S. wrestling and the sport. It's a tough journey. There's a lot of obligations but also a lot of opportunity.