Quotes About Accomplishment

I was on mad platinum albums... I produced and wrote on them.

I just really want be proud of the work I'm doing, whether it's something I've written, produced, or am starring in. I just want to be proud of it.

My dad is a successful television producer, director and writer and my mom's a director and writer.

I never dreamed I would be producing the Oscars. That was a huge deal for me.

If I get anything out, producing anything, no matter whether it's good or not, I allow myself a little pat on the back.

It feels good to be productive.

That's the mindset I'm in, is do what I can do, do what I can control, and stay productive. I feel like it can get depressing really fast, being home and not having anything to do. I think being productive is important.

We can do things and not be the best. Maybe you were late to work but by god at least you got to work. You may not have the most productive day but well bloody done for getting out from under the duvet.

That's not my position to compare myself to other guys. I look at it as can I be productive, can I get the job done?

No matter what your profession is, it's good to scare yourself a little from time to time! It's crucial to keep challenging yourself and to learn from people who are more accomplished than you are.

I've done my work and I'm happy with it... I respect my father very much, but I'm a very different person than he was.

I think there is a lot of good in making the All-Star Team. People look at your career a little bit differently.

Not everything that is more difficult is more meritorious.

My parents wanted to make sure I at least had the high school diploma, so I got a GED.

When I decided to direct, never having done that before, is something I'm very proud of.

It's a treat and daunting to be directing someone like Judi Dench, who's made more films than I'll ever make in my lifetime.

I was, in my day, one of the best directors of episodic TV around.

I'm disappointed about how my career ended.

Not many people can say, 'I was top 150 in the world for something,' in any discipline.

It's really amazing when you discover how strong you actually are and what you really can accomplish.

I don't get much sense of reward from having discovered how to get the Foo card to coexist with the Bar card.

I have done enough, and I am not dissatisfied with the body of work that I have done.

At 57, to have a No. 1 album, I wasn't expecting it.

I've experienced everything any aspiring artist could ever want.