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In an ideal world, nobody's work would be just about the money. People could pursue excellence in what they do, take pride in achievement, and derive meaning from knowing that their work improved the lives of others.

Making money is marvelous, and I love doing it, and I do it reasonably well, but it doesn't have the gripping vitality that you have when you deal with the happiness of human life and with human deprivation.

I find money some way or other goes very fast. But I think I can reflect it has been spent with satisfaction and to my own honour.

Our father taught us such a work ethic that if there's something worth doing, it's worth doing well.

I'm so appreciative that people have begun to recognize my work in a way where it can afford me more opportunities.

Exposure to the arts and culture is enormously valuable.

I always believe that every one of us is working hard not only for our own performance but also to give something significant back to the societies we live in.

The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.

I've hit a point where my big luxury is getting to work on the things I want to work on. That's my hobby. It's being able to do a movie like 'Chef,' where you don't get paid, where you get paid scale, but you get to do exactly the movie you want to do. To me, that's worth more to me than whatever money I would have gotten paid.

It's great to get paid for what you love doing most. To enjoy your work. And to follow that. It's important.