Hideo Kojima Quotes

There has to be something in every role that interests you.

I think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you.

I would pay to do what I do if I had to.

I can see my work as a job. I do it for money. I likely already look forward to the weekend on Thursdays. And I probably will need a hobby as a leveling mechanism. In a career, I'm definitely more engaged. But at the same time, there will be periods when I think, 'Is all that really hard work really worth my while?'

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.

Money and salary is not a particularly good motivator in the long term.

Especially for fostering creative, conceptual work, the best way to use money as a motivator is to take the issue of money off the table so people concentrate on the work.

Now I don't work for the money or the glory. I just work because I like building businesses.

I want to do work that means something to me so that when I go to work at the theater eight times a week, I want to be there.

I'm not looking for a paycheck.

The last thing I wanted was a big paycheck but no inspiration or support.

When work seems like a job, I don't do it anymore. I always want it to be something I'm interested in and something that challenges me.

There's not anyone in particular I'd like to work with. I just want to continue doing work that I have a passion for.

Work for work's sake doesn't thrill me, but when I'm in the zone, I'm creative, and the expression is free.

I work very hard, you know, but I don't think that I'm working, because what I do pleases me so much. I write about certain things because certain things happen to me.

For me, quality of role is important, and if a role excites me, I do it.

I didn't want to be an artist in the same place I worked. You could always have people that might feel like you would do something more for yourself.

I'd go anywhere to work, so long as it's worth it.

Don't make career choices on short-term financial gain. Job satisfaction and career enjoyment are far more important.

I haven't strength of mind not to need a career.

It is a juggling act and I have been in it for 12 years now, which is about 11 years longer than I thought I would be, and then the priority there is thinking how can I stay somewhat irrelevant so that you can continue to survive and can continue to work and put yourself in a position to get to do the work you are truly passionate about.

My goal is to stay happy in my work and to do quality work.

Many of the factors that we think will cause motivation, such as fair pay and a good manager, won't make you love your job. Even if you eliminate what makes you dissatisfied, that doesn't make you motivated. It doesn't make your work rewarding. You just are less bothered by things.

Doing something because it's quote-unquote a good career move doesn't really appeal to me.

I'm probably satisfied with my career 80 percent of the time.