Phylicia Rashad Quotes

For me, it's always been about the work - it wasn't about, 'Let's go break some ceilings.' I just wanted to tell an important story and do the best work I can. Everything else is secondary.

Success is a nice by-product but what I really want is work.

All I want to do is work.

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 always want to work.

I want to have my career, not sit on the bench. I want to work hard, to push myself. I want to play.

I always want to do things in my career that would make people proud.

There's a part of me that's ambitious.

I am hungry for good work.

I do care about success and all of those things. But I don't care enough to do movies just for that reason.

I'm still fiercely ambitious.

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

Passion is what gives meaning to our lives. It's what allows us to achieve success beyond our wildest imagination. Try to find a career path that you have a passion for.

I don't know about other people, but I love to work.

I told myself I'd stay in until I reached major, and then go on and do something else.

What you want is the opportunity to work and an audience. Prizes after that are just a great big bonus.

The fame and reputation part came later, and never was much of a motivator, although it did enable me to work without feeling guilty about neglecting my studies.

I have an ambition to write a great book, but that's really a competition with myself. I've noticed that a lot of young writers, people in all media, want to be famous but they don't really want to do anything. I can't think of anything less worth striving for than fame.

I wish I had a little more ambition. But then what would I do? Turn down more roles with more vehemence? Me no likey worky.

I love to work. I have a passion for what I do.

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

Work is the meat of life, pleasure the dessert.

I suppose that I am ambitious.

I want to go out there and do the best work I can.

Performance is always something that will be a part of my career.