Especially on 'Taken,' 'Taken' was not a big success the day of its release. It was released in France first, and it didn't do bad, but not as good as it did in the U.S.
You lead with direction, and you try to lead by example. I try to be there when things are not good and obviously share the spoils of success.
Most of my success, I feel, comes from being a good editor as opposed to a great writer.
Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of its excellence, an indication of its success.
The world is apt to judge of everything by the success; and whoever has ill fortune will hardly be allowed a good name.
Everyone wants instant everything, and they want instant success, but I always think you should treat things in the arts like a garden, and let them grow.
One thing about being successful is that I stopped being afraid of dying. Once you're a star you're dead already. You're embalmed.
When someone becomes successful or rich and famous, people perceive that person as being different. But I'm the same guy I've always been.
Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library.
My view is that targets, properly constructed and applied across public services have been fundamental to past successes and will be an essential part of sustaining progress into the future.
Success in Iraq will be a major setback for terrorists and a major asset for the security of this region. The struggle for Iraq is the struggle for the future of the world.
When humor can be made to alternate with melancholy, one has a success, but when the same things are funny and melancholic at the same time, it's just wonderful.
God wants my life to be about being successful and being happy and blessing other people and being blessed.
The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.
I thought doing reality TV would be the greatest success of my life or the biggest mistake.
If they are unsuccessful in married life, who suffers more the bitter consequences of poverty than the wife? But if successful, she has not a dollar to call her own.
I'm vain enough to think that I've made a successful life. I've had everything I've ever wanted. You can't beat that.
Life is a succession of crises and moments when we have to rediscover who we are and what we really want.
When you're younger, the mental strain of being a successful actor, jumping from role to role, and trying to have some kind of personal life, can really be terrible.
There are people who can achieve huge success in life, while adding a bit of fun and a splash of colour to this increasingly grey world.
I just don't sleep enough. But I have never met someone very successful who, at the end of their life, says 'I wish I slept more.'
