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.
You know, I never looked down the road and said, 'Hey look, one day, the Hall of Fame.' It's always about playing each and every game 100 percent and I thank my teammates for getting me into the Hall because football is a team sport, not an individual sport.
Let the path be open to talent.
The Nobel Prize is fine, but the drugs I've developed are rewards in themselves.
Time is money, be a better you.
A passionate belief in your business and personal objectives can make all the difference between success and failure. If you aren't proud of what you're doing, why should anybody else be?
It's not all about talent. It's about dependability, consistency, and being able to improve. If you work hard and you're coachable, and you understand what you need to do, you can improve.
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