Ricky Gervais Quotes

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy.

There are a lot of other things in this world that can and will bring me joy. Acting is one of them.

Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world.

I'm not an artist, and I want to take risks, and when the possibility of failure occurs, it's because the idea is all exciting or interesting as a high wire act, and sometimes you've got to fall off, just by virtue of the fact that you're constantly trying to evolve and do new things.

Ingenuity, plus courage, plus work, equals miracles.

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new.

I just want to make something that I love and people will respect.

I just want to do cool stuff.

A lot of people forget how important it is to be creative. We get caught up in getting ahead and in day-to-day minutiae. But creativity is a fundamental mode of expression, as is being tenacious and standing by your own convictions and passions, even if it's not the 'popular' choice.

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort

It's so important to find what you love. If you love it, you'll excel at it.

Success is when you see something, and you say, 'I want to do that,' and then you do it. It's being happy with what you do and doing what you love every day.

I'm not just looking to be famous and attach myself to famous names. I want to make history in the business in terms of creativity.

Yes, I am successful in Asia. But if you think about that too much, you become boring. Because you don't want to take risks.

I'm really proud of 'Kissing Strangers.'

Personally, I experience success when I enjoy what I'm doing. I love the creative process, even if the end result isn't embraced by anyone else.

It is better to fail in originality, than to succeed in imitation. He who has never failed somewhere, that man can not be great. Failure is the true test of greatness.

If you feel driven and compelled to make your work and to be fiercely original and have something unique to say, in a compelling way, then chances are the helpers will be there for you the doors will open some, the ice will crack.

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

To me, crazy is not someone who has a creative vision and will fight for it.

I like the challenge of trying different things and wondering whether it's going to work or whether I'm going to fall flat on my face.

It sounds cliche, but success is your friends, your family, what you do, and if you're happy when you wake up.

You might not make it to the top, but if you are doing what you love, there is much more happiness there than being rich or famous.

I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.

The most successful people are so original.