"What I always tell people is... Unless you are so passionate about filmmaking that you would rather live out of your car than not do it, find something else to do as a career and do filmmaking as a hobby. This industry is one of the hardest to break into and be successful. It takes a lot of passion and dedication for it to get anywhere..."

-- Ryan Connolly

#Passion Quotes #Successful Quotes #Dedication Quotes

“The novel can't compete with cars, the movies, television, and liquor. A guy who's had a good feed and tanked up on good wine gives his old lady a kiss after supper and his day is over. Finished.”
“I don't always see my movies right away. And there are some I haven't seen at all. Sometimes that bothers the directors, so I'm obliged to see them.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The storytelling ... is kind of amazing.”
“Think about a piece of music - some great symphony - we don't expect it to get better as it develops, or that its whole purpose is to reach the final crescendo. The joy is found in listening to the music in each moment.”
“The older I get, the more I appreciate my childhood. It was paradise.”
“I wouldnt mind having my heart broken because it would mean that I had that much feeling connected to somebody. And that would be really great.”
“He who lays up treasures in heaven looks forward to eternity”

Source : Randy Alcorn (2012). “The Treasure Principle: Discovering the Secret of Joyful Giving”, p.49, Multnomah
“I read recently that in the U.S. today, the majority of people under the age of 21 are immigrants or first- or second-generation Americans. We need to integrate young people into community life far more fully than we currently do and give them role models they can relate to. We can do this if we make it a priority.”

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