Robert Plant Quotes

I was determined to play my horn against all odds, and I had to sacrifice a whole lot of pleasure to do so.

To be in the music industry, to be in any kind of entertainment industry, you really, really have to be passionate about it and love it and persevere, because if that passion isn't there, it's easy to give up. If you really want it, the ambition is there, it'll come. It's definitely harder work than some people think.

It's hard to tell with these Internet startups if they're really interested in building companies or if they're just interested in the money. I can tell you, though: If they don't really want to build a company, they won't luck into it. That's because it's so hard that if you don't have a passion, you'll give up.

If you really are passionate about it, you're just going to find a way to make it happen.

Music is the first thing I didn't give up.

I'm a passionate individual, and sometimes when I have strong feelings about a subject, I feel the need to express myself.

If you've been playing for a few years, especially in a group context, you'll see if you have the ability or the passion to want to carry on. It's something that you have to be dedicated to and you've got to love, no matter what happens.

I'd love to do films, but I'd feel bad in my gut if I did anything just for the money. I want to wait for something I'm really passionate about, even if I don't work for a year.

I just wish the crowd I was associated with was more passionate about what they were doing and less consumed with the commerce of the art form.

All he wants to do is practice and that's all he does, all day long. That's what it takes if you want to change the face of music. You've gotta be committed to it.

Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you'll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you're gonna be rewarded.

I had to take false steps and go through hard times to come out to where I am now. I can't imagine living without acting. It's not easy, and I don't disrespect anyone who steps out of it after a certain point. Having a family and a house is cool. It's not a betrayal. But if you're going to be an actor, it has to be more than a passing interest.

The most important thing is to be passionate and ready to accept the pains that sometimes go along with the business.

You have to be a strong person to be in music, especially.

I'll always do 'Sherlock' - it's something I'm not going to give up on.

Of course, every artist has 'minor works' that they do, but I don't think I have any 'minor disciplines.' Each discipline I approach as a major undertaking that I put my whole self into.

For me, living and making music, they're one thing. It's not like a job that I go to a studio to do, or a chore that I have to get myself in the mood to do, or something. It's the thing that I need to do every day.

Whether it be in acting, music, or even in dancing, I only want to do things that I truly connect to, and with my music, it's everything that I am.

My parents taught me that having a passion is a rare thing, so following it through and working hard, even when it's tough, is important.

Now here I am playing a passionate young Irishman who would die for what he believes in.

At times, I think, 'What would I rather be doing than music?' That's what you have to ask yourself, if you feel like you need to be somewhere else... But there's nothing else I want to do more than music. That's why I stay in the booth.

Better that you should take the chance of trying something that is close to your heart, you think is what you want to write, and if they do not publish it, put it in your drawer. But maybe another day will come and you will find a place to put that.

I just want to keep playing music and keep recording. I feel like my best days are ahead.

I'm decrepit but I don't want to give up, and I love my work.

If I didn't love it, I would not record it.