Christian Bale Quotes

I'm a guy who never wanted to hold a steady job, because I was worried about the monotony.

I don't think you can say yes to every opportunity and work the weekends and work the overnight shift unless you're really passionate about your job. So I encourage everyone to find their passion and go for it.

I'm not ambitious and I don't need to work for The Man.

I certainly can't complain. I work six days a week, if not seven, and eighteen hours out of twenty-four - fortunately, with a great deal of pleasure. Why? Because I only do something if I want to do it; I need to feel a desire, to find pleasure in moving forward, creating, moving, inventing.

People who decide they came to earth to work, who make work their personal philosophy, are kept very busy.

I don't mean this to sound cliche, but it's really about the work for me. I like to keep working on things.

I'd watch my parents work and think, 'Yeah, I'm going to do that.' It wasn't even a thing. It's the only thing I know how to do.

Success for me means being able to work. I don't look at so much at what I've done as much as I look to what I will do.

All I like to do is work every day and have an idea what I want to do.

I always knew I wanted to have a good career, so I made it happen.

I work because I want to work. Work keeps me going.

Business is difficult. But it could be approached two ways: Seriously, or with the same way you're doing your job, with entertainment aspect, with pleasure, with fun.

I know that I'm in the minority to be able to keep working all these years. But I want more!

Small business people are people with goals and values that can't be calculated on a profit and loss statement.

I never really wanted to be, I don't want to say, an average engineer. I always wanted to do something different, something more exciting.

I'm not of the mind where, 'It doesn't matter what you care about; you've got to have a safe reliable job and do the 9 to 5.' I obviously don't subscribe to that. There's nothing wrong with that, though, if that's what you want to do.

Don't manage your career. Follow your dream and contribute.

I have always worked to start.

I'm open to anything, really. I love work.

I started working at age thirteen. I'm a product of public schools, I'm a product of a public university. I started my first company when I was 21. I've subsequently never worked for anybody else. I started that first business when I was still in college.

I suppose I've always put the career, the job and politics, all of that first.

The thing is, I really like working. If I sit around too much, I get really bad anxiety.

I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything.

Each of my career decisions has been very much about doing what I wanted to achieve in the role and then finding another challenge.

I'm more enthusiastic and excited about work than ever. I know now what I'm about.