Quotes About Focus

I grew up in Northern California, all I ever did was race and that's all I was focused on.

As always, with acting, you can't be too self-conscious. You shouldn't care about what people are thinking about you at the time because they're not caring about you, they're caring about the character.

It is not fair; we live in such a hypocritical society where only film stars are supposed to dress up. It is almost like the shabbier you look, the more focused you are in your game.

I'm not giving up acting, I'm definitely not going to stop.

If I'm not the best D-lineman, it's not good enough for me.

I'm so not interested in gossip. It just gives me the creeps. I love the work; I love what I do. If somebody sends me an interview that has any connotation of something that's not interesting or genuine, I'm not interested. I really detach myself from it.

I'm not interested in being known for anything other than the work.

I'm not interested in culture; I'm interested in the law.

Couldn't imagine any other way of living, outside of books, outside my work. Which doesn't mean I am not interested in other things, of course - I am interested in many things. But the center, the crux, is always literature.

I'm always interested in projects. Whatever I do, I'm interested in the color of the material. I'm not interested in who's making it. I'm more concentrated on the work.

I'm not interested in having the second- or third-largest mall in Cincinnati.

I'm not interested in running around from one shoot to another.

I'm not interested in how long I can hold out, but in how fast I can reach the finishing line.

I focus on football. I'm not interested in gossip.

I'm not interested in doing every role that is coming my way.

It's extremely tough, going day-to-day, not knowing really what you're working for, but for me, I just learned how to set small goals for myself.

Why play a chord when you can play one note?

All you have to do is play one note. But it needs to be the right note.

In the first place, you must pay great attention to the key note.

It can even be a single note which defines the entire song.

I can't read a note. I have lots of discipline, but I can't sit still at any instrument.

Once you start playing a piece, there is a connection between every note. You cannot say, 'I will not concentrate on this note.' You cannot ignore things the way you do in the rest of your life.

Morning meditation is important to start every day on a positive note.

Well, ever since I was six, I had a little notebook with coverages and notes on the mental aspect of a game, what it meant to be a leader and what type of attitude you had to have.