You can never take those you love for granted, and you have to be willing to be open and really communicate with one another to make any relationship work. And that's just it: relationships take work, and they take compromise and compassion and understanding.
I feel I have to work hard to nurture whatever talent I have as an actor. I feel like it's not natural to me. So I don't take it for granted... What I think is my natural ability - which is writing - I think I totally take that for granted.
You just can't take a day for granted. We had to work really hard for anything, and so that's been instilled in me. And I don't look at myself as better than anybody else, because in an instant everything can change.
Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat.
I don't take any day for granted anymore.
At a certain point, if you work really hard and you get good and people like your work, you do deserve the fame - but you shouldn't take it for granted.
It's hard because people always say, 'Follow your dreams,' but it's not a perfect world, and things don't always work out. But you've just got to work hard, and you can't take things for granted.
The day I take either my body or my work for granted will be the day you hear that I've smashed every inch of myself to pieces.
You have to work hard not to take your partner for granted, even when you are tired.
The day it all changed. The day I stated never to take anything for granted. The day I learned to take charge of my life. It was the day I was diagnosed with cancer.
I think talent is dangerous to have if you take it for granted. If you use it well and put hard work with it together, it's hard to catch that guy. And I think that's what you're seeing right now.
I'm in the very fortunate position as a young actor to not have to take the first job that comes along. I'm not motivated by money at this stage in my life, I'm motivated by work.
The biggest thing I have learned is you can't take anything for granted. You have to work as hard as you can every night, regardless.
I will never take any work or shopping for granted.
I don't take my work ever for granted. I still work very hard on every song and try to outdo myself every time.
I think the success that I have is due to hard work and destiny. It is important to stay grounded and not take things for granted.