The key to motivation is motive. It's the why. It's the deeper yes! burning inside that makes it easier to say no to the less important.
The secret of success is doing things not merely because they are popular, but because you deeply believe in them.
Am I motivated by what I really want out of life - or am I mass-motivated?
I don't want to be famous. I want to tell stories.
Everything I do that I'm enthusiastic about. This is genuine enthusiasm. If I don't - I mean I've done other projects that I have not been a fan of until I realized I was doing it and I wasn't really there. And I don't do those anymore.
I never trust anyone who's more excited about success than about doing the thing they want to be successful at.
Don't do what you sincerely don't want to do. Never confuse movement with action.
Life proceeds out of your intention. Your true intention is revealed by your actions, and your actions are determined by your true intention. As with everything in life (and life itself), it is a circle.
The finest quality of our characters do not come from trying but from the mysterious and yet most effective capacity to be inspired.
