Chiwetel Ejiofor Quotes

The gratification comes, for me, in the doing of it. And once I've done it, I can't do anything about it if it's good or if it's bad.

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.

Even the mundane task of washing dishes by hand is an example of the small tasks and personal activities that once filled people's daily lives with a sense of achievement.

Being an agent gave me a great sense of satisfaction.

The emotional power of creating something... Nothing gives me as much joy as that.

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.

Once you have heard a strange audience burst into laughter at a film you directed, you realize what the word joy is all about.

I always feel great. I get to come to work every day and see the build from the night before, and every day we do more stuff.

There is no greater joy than that of feeling oneself a creator. The triumph of life is expressed by creation.

If you're proud of something, and if you're proud of your work at the end of the day, the experience, walking away, you can feel good about it; that's what you have to focus on.

I don't feel like I've ever done anything - even 'Big Momma's House' - that I didn't really have some desire to do.

Even if we didn't make records, we would have done it on the side for fun. Like, some painters sell their work; others just keep it - they love to do it whether they get paid or not.

There is nothing to regret with a job well done.

With some things, it's not that I like doing them; it's more that I like having done them. I like to look back and see that I've made a nice thing.

I just want to do stuff that gives me work satisfaction.

Starting from scratch and seeing the smile on a client's face when it all comes together in the end - it's a lovely feeling.

I've been very fortunate to go from interesting chapter to interesting chapter. I've always enjoyed the process and always enjoyed working more really than the end result of what it achieves. I'm more interested in doing the work.

I love feeling exhausted after a good, hard, honest day's work.

Be motivated by something beyond simply money or glory.

When I stand in that ring after a match, I feel like the strongest me! It's truly the greatest feeling.

Some people don't know why they have pride in something that they do.

I believe that when you do what you love, you find higher levels of satisfaction that can compensate for lower income.

I'm not a huge award type person, that's not really what lights my fire.

Music never felt like a job.

Seeing my book on a billboard in New York was a bucket-list-type thing, but also a deeply surreal moment. I had to keep reminding myself that, oh, yes, I wrote that book.