Quotes About Expectations

When 'Ye Maaya Chesaave' released, there were no expectations. With '100% Love,' I felt, 'Oh my God, it has to work.'

Scoring in my first two games has released all the pressure, and it's been amazing.

Each time when my films get released, people always compare it with my debut film 'Parutthiveeran' and comment that nothing comes near that flick.

When my second film 'Dus' released, I was still getting compliments for 'Tum Bin' because it was a hit on satellite channels.

Before 'Laila Majnu' released, I would tell friends that after the movie will release, I won't be able to buy groceries freely because people will recognise me. But that didn't happen. I was heartbroken but I dealt with it.

Sometimes, I shot for four films but none of them released because of various reasons. So, I started becoming conscious about the kind of films I do.

When you're releasing an album, you never know how it's going to go. You never know how a critic is going to receive it or how much it's going to sell.

I have seen this whole process of films releasing, becoming hits or flops, for too long now to expect things to do well. If I expect a film to do well, then it is for somebody else's sake, not for my own. I do my work, and if you feel that my work is improving from film to film, then I have done my part of the job.

The thing is, comparison and pressure have no boundaries. There will be comparison with your co-star, with the films that are releasing with your film.

I think since 'Aladdin' my expectations for things releasing and what they're going to do in my career, I've had to really pull them back.

People complain when ads aren't relevant, and they complain when ads are too relevant.

More and more, our clients expect not only relevant advice, not only setting a road map or helping them plan, but being committed to business results.

Reliable and competitively priced electricity is fundamental to growing our economy and creating jobs. Our customers expect nothing less.

Most mums are not reliable.

People keep saying, 'Oh, you're getting all these great reviews, that must make you really happy.' I guess it does, but mostly it's just a relief.

So when I told my parents I wanted to go into acting because I was flunking out of my first year of junior college, they were relieved that I had picked something other than joining the army. But I can't imagine how they had high hopes for me.

Knowing that I'm not a model and I'm never going to be has relieved me of the pressure of looking good. If you don't establish yourself as McDreamy then you don't have to live up to it.

I've always had a reluctance to meet my heroes.

I learned this through Iron Man - it really doesn't matter what I think about who he is because everybody has such a huge idea about what they think the guy is. You can't just rely on your instincts and your imagination, you have to match up with what the expectations are from the people.

Raising money, like sausage-making, ain't pretty to see, and it would be just criminally naive to rely on the big hearts of big donors.

I'm trying to get to a point where I tell people, if you want to get in touch with me, please don't rely on email. I don't want to be a slave to it.

I'm going to rely upon the advice of affordable housing experts to make sure we meet the public's expectations.

We've become so successful that it's become a machine: There's a lot of people relying on you. You've got 100 people out on the road and working for you. You want to stay at the top.

If you're relying on winning for happiness, you're going to be a miserable individual.