Allu Arjun Quotes

There were the people that believed in me when I was walking around Spanish Harlem, saying that I was going to be a Hollywood actress. They were like, 'Yeah, you could do it!'

When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way. His validation just made it all the more true. I haven't stopped thanking him since.

My dad's great. He's my biggest supporter. He's always told me that whatever I choose to do, I can do it. I just gotta put my mind to it.

I remember my dad asking me one time, and it's something that has always stuck with me: 'Why not you, Russ?' You know, why not me? Why not me in the Super Bowl? So in speaking to our football team earlier in the year, I said, 'Why not us? Why can't we be there?'

Confidence makes you willing to try harder and attracts the kind of support from others that makes "winning" possible.

Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.

I was very driven to act from a very young age, and my parents were not only tolerant of that drive but also encouraging.

My parents never discouraged me. There were a couple times when my dad criticized a couple things that I did, but it was nothing. So through the bad shows, I never wanted to quit.

Successful people will always tell you you can do something. It's the people who have never accomplished anything who will always discourage you from trying to achieve excellent things.

If you know you're supported, you're going to work harder, you're going to be more focused on your mission.

Dreams take you beyond what you think you can do in life.

I always thought that I was an important musician. If you don't have that confidence, why would you go on and do it?

My parents were just constantly affirming me in everything that I did. Late at night, I'd wake up and hear my mother talking over my bed, saying, 'You're going to do great on this test. You can do anything you want.'

You start to think bigger when you see how quickly a TV show can catch on in a whole country. That confidence, and thinking big, opened a lot of doors.

Everybody I talked to - from my friends to my family and some of the players - really gave me a lot of support from the start. And that certainly made me feel good about trying to come back and be one of the best again.

Dream big!

Other people's success spurs me on to do well and gives me motivation.

I want people to really be inspired, to believe they can do whatever they want.

When I look back, I think I must have been hugely motivated. I would have loved for somebody to say, 'You go for it!' I just didn't have that.

Alistair made my goals feel more achievable. I remember him competing for Great Britain when he was 15, and he came back with his GB kit. I thought, 'Wow, I want a part of that.' Sportsmen can seem distant, like superheroes. Seeing my brother achieve that made me think I could, too.

With every film, my confidence gets boosted; I feel motivated.

I was fortunate to come from a family that supported my dreams.

My parents have always encouraged me to follow my dreams and do what makes me happy.

I've had lots of wonderful people help motivate me over the years to work hard and write.

I had people at Perrysburg High School in my life in Perrysburg who believed in me and told me I could do anything I wanted too, and I foolishly believed them.