Whatever you do, make sure you want to write more than you want to be a writer. Make sure you want to act more than you want to be an actor. That is what will sustain you.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes that passion for the craft should outweigh the desire for the title of the profession.
Bradley Whitford's quote encourages individuals to focus on the love for their work rather than the pursuit of recognition for being in that field. It suggests that genuine passion and dedication to writing or acting will provide the resilience and sustenance necessary to thrive in challenging artistic careers.
In practice
During a motivational speech at a creative writing workshop.
Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen... yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.
Excellence requires discomfort.
The fact that you can only do a little is no excuse for doing nothing.
Dedication, absolute dedication, is what keeps one ahead!
Whether I'm 40, 50 or 60, I'm going to be as physically strong as I am able.
For every finish-line tape a runner breaks -- complete with the cheers of the crowd and the clicking of hundreds of cameras -- there are the hours of hard and often lonely work that rarely gets talked about.
The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give.
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