Richard Dreyfuss Quotes

I just want to be able to have fun, make a living, feed my family and create something that I'm proud of, and I'm all those things. It's great.

I don't care about having money. It's about being happy, man.

The perfect thing for me is to be on something I love, where I'm doing it and have enough money not to be poor, and I'm allowed to go on vacation.

I would be the first to say that while a lack of money can cause misery, money doesn't buy you happiness.

You don't have to make, you know, $3 Million dollars a movie, or $20 Million dollars a movie, but if you make a living doing what you love doing, then that's success to me.

You can have X amount of pounds in your bank every month, but if you're not happy, and you're not finding peace in what you're doing, it doesn't really matter.

There is no correlation between happiness and amounts of money.

It doesn't matter if you have one billion rupees in your bank account or one rupee. This is one life you get, and you'd rather spend it enjoying whatever you have, rather than thinking, 'Oh, I should have scored seven more runs, or I should get more money.'

There is no dramatic difference in happiness on the part of people who are wealthy.

Money ain't everything.

Money does not make you happy but it quiets the nerves.

I think family, friends and a sense of community give you greater happiness than money. But, of course, one has to have a minimum on which to live. The joy I get from sitting around and having a laugh is immeasurable - much greater than anything that I have ever bought.

I've learned very, very, very clearly that money does not equal happiness or security, either.

You always hear the phrase, money doesn't buy you happiness. But I always in the back of my mind figured a lot of money will buy you a little bit of happiness. But it's not really true. I got a new car because the old one's lease expired.

Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.

You want to strike that happy medium: the balance of being able to find creative satisfaction in your profession, be able to afford a roof over your head, but still have the freedom to live a relatively normal life.

I don't care if people know who I am or if I make a ton of money, I just love my work so much.

Though I knew that poverty certainly didn't buy happiness, I wasn't convinced that money did, either.

Whether or not money can buy happiness, it can buy freedom, and that's a big deal. Also, lack of money is very stressful.

But all the money in the world cannot make you happy either, so there has to be a balance.

Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I'm concerned, that's success.

I never made any money, but I had the best jobs in the world.

Can I say this in a humble way - I don't need the money. If I stop coaching today at Kentucky, my toes are up, and I'm eating Cheetos, and I'm fine.

I don't think happiness comes with money, but if you are hungry, you can't be as happy as if you aren't hungry.

I don't need more money. I don't need that to be happy.