Quotes About Success

I truly feel like my job is to make the shows. That's what I'm paid to do. It's somebody else's job to market them, and it's somebody else's job to pay attention to the ratings, because if I paid attention to all that, my head would explode.

For me, I never take a job thinking it's going to grab ratings or that it's even going to be a success. I don't. I just take the job because I love the character. Or I love the script. Maybe I love the director. But whatever I do, I never think about how it will do. That is not in my hands.

In some ways, being No. 2 in the ratings is a real shot in the arm, a kick in the pants.

I never, ever pay attention to the ratings. I stopped paying attention to the ratings somewhere around season two or three of 'Grey's.' It's something I have no control over, so I don't even pay attention.

Here's what I know about the business I am in. It's all based on money. It's all based on ratings.

The ratings are obviously important, but quite honestly we don't spend that much time with them because we believe that if we can play good football, if we play at a high level, everything will fall in place, the ratings, the attendance, all of the things that are important on the business side.

I can't create magic, where all my serials will have the highest ratings.

If we have close, great racing like we have, then the ratings will take care of themselves.

I don't know if people say ratings don't matter... they sure as Hell matter. Like, you want to win.

I think my booking ratio is 100 auditions for one job.

The ratio of successful shots is one in God-knows-how-many. Sometimes you'll get several in one contact sheet, and sometimes it's none for days. But as long as you go on taking pictures, you're likely to get a good one at some point.

I know myself that we goalscorers are selfish and always thinking about our goalscoring ratio.

If you look at all the investments made during 'Dragons' Den,' the ratio of those that make it to those that don't is actually extremely high.

If you compare TV and films, the success ratio of television is higher than films.

I don't pick up a project based on its success ratio. If it instinctively hooks me, then it hooks me.

I wouldn't mind the rat race - if the rats would lose once in a while.

'Broadway' is one of the big American words. It's exciting to be given the chance to rattle around in one of the big words.

I am the sort of player who can rattle off frame after frame when I am on a roll.

A successful shrimp boil requires layering ingredients into the pot so that everything is done cooking at once. A carefully timed choreography dictates the order in which ingredients are added to ensure no one has to eat raw potatoes or chewy shrimp.

I want to be the longest-reigning Raw Women's Champion. And I'm going to do whatever it takes to make sure that happens.

When I am on 'Raw' and 'Smackdown,' I try to make the best of it.

In 2016 I was fresh and raw and it was grit and determination which got me to the gold medal. Nobody really knew me and what I was capable of.

I think the guys who have been on NXT and got to go to 'RAW' or 'SmackDown' got the full experience. That's what I want.

I think motivation and drive, coupled with raw talent, help make founders successful.