Quotes About Ownership

When there's no one you can point to, or when something goes wrong, it's your fault - that level of responsibility and accountability is pretty interesting.

What you find when you live in the United States, you live in the West, is that when somebody fails, it's never their fault. They always like to blame somebody other than themselves for a failure.

I believe that every person's failure is their fault, every single time.

If you're bored and you look bored, that's your fault.

If you're not playing, you're probably trying to find excuses when it's probably your fault.

My fans are my critics, and I respect their feedback and constructive criticism, but they should not try to own me. Don't they experiment with their looks, too? If they are my real fans, then they will accept me how I am.

A story never looks as good as when the other fellow buys it.

I love being a female. I love being the boss.

I think, as a filmmaker, you're always responsible for your film.

The filmmaker's got to make it his story and the actors have got to make it their story.

Filmmaking was the way I could write characters and not have to give them up to anybody.

I never, ever want to apologize for a film. If it's bad I'll say it's my fault. And that's what I can say so far in all the films that I've done, that if you don't like it, it's entirely my fault.

I have been very lucky to have final cut in all my films; everything that is wrong in them is my fault.

I want all the mistakes to be mine, and I want to take responsibility for everything even if I fail. Whatever the project is, I need to have the final say.

I'm 100 percent in control of my artistry, music, and finances.

One of the most important aspects of an athlete's financial life is that he needs to be personally responsible for his own finances.

You have got to be the masters of your own financial future.

A lot of Montanans are teed off that local finds usually end up in New York.

If you are going to point a finger, you point it at me.

When people start to write articles about what might be wrong with the 'Today' show you know where you should point the finger, point it at me because I have been there the longest. And it's my responsibility.

I am not one of these guys that looks to the locker room and points fingers. That has never been my MO.

When things get tough, a lot of people point fingers.

We own our movie and are now close to breaking even, even without finishing domestic DVD deals.

If I make a film like 'Better Luck Tomorrow' or 'Finishing the Game,' I'll protect it with everything I have.