Quotes About Planning

With 'Eagle of the Ninth,' every shot was extremely planned and organized. The director was like, 'Do this!' And I say, 'How was it?' and he says, 'Good.' It was very odd. I would never know where he was headed, or even if he was shooting me at a close-up or from a distance.

The goal is to have every character take on a life of his or her own. Sometimes characters will come into the story that I haven't planned.

When I climb a building, I've been there already, and carefully planned how to start the climb as well as how to do it.

If I would have planned it, I would have had what Gosling has, that kind of art-house career.

Every person should have their escape route planned. I think everyone has an apocalypse fantasy, what would I do in the event of the end of the world, and we just basically - me and Nick - said what would we do, where would we head?

I had planned on taking things easy for a while in 2014 but things started to crop up and I ended up having quite a busy year, with events including the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games with Rod Stewart.

When I decided to go for four gold medals I planned it out over a few years. It was in four different events and there was a lot to it.

I've got lots and lots planned out, and other ideas knocking around in my head, too. I'm kind of an obsessive pre-planner, so I have a lot of material.

At first, we couldn't be establishment, because we didn't have any money. We were guerrilla marketers, and we still are, a little bit. But, as we became No. 1 in our industry, we've had to modify our culture and become a bit more planned.

If I didn't see its place in the Saga when I planned it, I probably wouldn't write it at all.

I have things planned for every character like what they're doing down the road and coming to different realizations but I don't have how they overlap.

I love the idea that I planned my career. I did not. It started out by getting invitations from artists that I really love and respect, to share a stage... I've been very lucky in that I haven't had to create a five-year plan. It's evolved.

If you bring a child into this world, whether it's planned or an accident, you'd better make sure you can care for it. You have to be around. You make time. It's as simple as that.

I have never planned to have babies by a certain age.

I work very deliberately, with a plan. But sometimes I come to a point that I planned as the end and it needs softening. Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep - it can't be done abruptly.

Certainly, I seem to need to do a play a year. I feel wrong if I haven't got one planned.

I never intended to box forever, and always planned to move on to do other things.

I planned so well for my post-'Cosby Show' life that I don't have to make desperate acting choices that conflict with what my values.

Collections aren't really planned. I just keep writing short pieces until I have enough for a collection.

I never have particular actors planned when I'm in the process of writing.

'Avatar: The Last Airbender' creators Mike DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko have, along with their team, painstakingly planned out the Avatarverse.

Maybe some people, when they sit down to write their great novel or make their great record or paint their great painting, they have it all planned out in their head. But for me, it's never worked that way.

Arjun's character has brought discipline in my life. Now everything happens in my life well planned. Initially, I used to get up at any time, but now I get up at appropriate time, and I keep a check on my diet.

My career has been a level of serendipity all along. I've never planned anything out more than a few years. All the places we lived - the 12, 13 countries - and the companies I worked for were a combination of circumstances.