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Hard Time Quotes

On the ordinary struggles that test patience.

This page collects hard time quotes about creative struggle, including the difficulty of imagining a finished scene before it exists or staying attached to a character long after filming wraps. For a related angle, see Struggle quotes.

I have a hard time being career-minded, but I want to be able to survive as an actor and do work that I think is important and that says something.

Quotes by Jason Ralph

I have a hard time with abstractions. I always go to the personal.

Quotes by Janet Fitch

I have a hard time writing, and I usually have to put a timer at my desk and put it on for an hour. But I love to illustrate, and I can hardly stop myself.

Quotes by Jan Brett

I'm a terrible technician, and I have a very hard time painting.

Quotes by Jamie Wyeth

Many of my old friends are gone now. I have a hard time dealing with the fact that they're just not there to talk to. I can't call them up for a rabbit-skin glue recipe anymore.

Quotes by James Rosenquist

My family was always playing with words. It is little wonder that even after I got serious about writing, I've had a hard time getting serious about words.

Quotes by James Howe

Some kids win the lottery at birth; far too many don't - and most people have a hard time catching up over the rest of their lives. Children raised in disadvantaged environments are not only much less likely to succeed...

Quotes by James Heckman

If you're thinking like that - 'Does this person want me for me?' - then you're gonna have a hell of a hard time falling in love, 'cause you're constantly thinking about what they look like on paper.

Quotes by J. J. Watt

Through the regular season, if you get really good at what you do, teams will have a hard time adjusting to you.

Quotes by J. B. Bickerstaff

Historically, men have a hard time getting onboard with feminism, but I think that's changing.

Quotes by Irvine Welsh

I always knew I wanted to be a doctor. I saw a lot of my friends having a hard time figuring out what they wanted to do, so I'm glad I had a purpose and goal to focus on. I...

Quotes by Holly Branson

You know, I don’t like talking about music very much. I have quite the hard time explaining myself.

Quotes by Hildur Gudnadottir

Blog culture has a hard time digesting narratives, but it has an easy time digesting 'big ideas' pieces.

Quotes by Hanna Rosin

Adaption of the human body in space is not yet mastered. As soon as you hit space, you feel your body is going through a period of mutation. There's no blood in your head; you have a hard time swallowing....

Quotes by Guy Laliberte

I don't ever train half-pipe except for the short training sessions during events, and because of that, I have a really hard time consistently putting my runs down smoothly.

Quotes by Gus Kenworthy

I was 'gay-bashed' when I was in school even though, you know, I'm not... I'm a straight guy that just happens to be what I do. So, it's easily relatable to me. It was awful. It's a hard time in...

Quotes by Grant Gustin

I have a hard time watching people getting punched on screen; I have to close my eyes a lot.

Quotes by Gillian Jacobs

Left to our own devices and passions, we human beings have a hard time seeing beyond what is immediately in front of us.

Quotes by Gene Robinson

Naivete is the real reason I applied to Juilliard. I wanted to study drama and not musical theater because I have a hard time dancing. I only applied there.

Quotes by Gayle Rankin

I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.

Quotes by Gavin Bryars

Other lines are more everyday, admitting trouble with patience or holding onto grudges. Readers who relate to that honesty might also enjoy Strength quotes.