I have gone through a long apprenticeship. I have gone through enough of being a nobody. I have decided that when I am a star, I will be every inch and every moment the star! Everybody from the studio gateman to the highest executive will know it.
Interpretation
This quote reflects determination and ambition to achieve recognition and greatness after a long period of struggle.
Gloria Swanson's quote conveys her journey from obscurity to stardom, emphasizing the importance of perseverance and self-identification with success. She highlights her commitment to fully embody the role of a star, ensuring that everyone involved in her career recognizes her ambition and dedication, which serves as an inspiration for those on similar paths.
In practice
In a motivational speech to aspiring artists about believing in themselves.
So they were turning, after all - those cameras. Life, which can be strangely merciful, had taken pity on Norma Desmond. The dream she had clung to so desperately had enfolded her. Norma: You see, this is my life. It always will be! (In a whisper) There's nothing else - just us - and the cameras - and those wonderful people out there in the dark. All right, Mr. De Mille, I'm ready for my close-up.
My greatest debt will always be to the movie-going public of yesterday and today, without whose love and devotion I would have had no story to tell.
It's all about dreams. If I had to attribute my success in life to any one thing it is this. I believed in my dreams, even when no one else did.
The kind of commitment I find among the best performers across virtually every field is a single-minded passion for what they do, an unwavering desire for excellence in the way they think and the way they work. Genuine confidence is what launches you out of bed in the morning, and through your day with a spring in your step.
To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.
I never doubted the issue from the beginning. I knew I was too good for Burns. I have forgotten more about fighting than Burns ever knew.
I've worked hard, but this business can be tough, and I just consider myself incredibly lucky to have had the career that I have, and to still be having so much fun playing drums and making music.
I've seen enough successful writers who no longer seem to care when they are recognized with an award, and I think that's just tragic.
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