Mekhi Phifer Quotes

Don't thank me,' Mr. Curtain called as the door slid closed. 'Impress me!

The difficulty with any sort of esteem is that more is expected of you.

Since I became a favorite in every race, it's just another burden that I have to bear.

There is pressure that comes with everything being a big deal. I remember thinking, 'I need to survive the Shins. I don't know what I'm going to do to make a living otherwise, but I really don't want to do the Shins right now.'

I think there's a certain amount of pressure depending on how demanding the part is, depending on how great the material is. I feel a certain amount of pressure to rise to the occasion.

I've always had a lot of pressure on myself, but I'm not going to lie, I feel a lot of pressure to give the fans everything they expect plus more.

I think at a club like Liverpool you always feel a bit of pressure. You should. But it doesn't bother me.

It's tricky because obviously when you join a new club, from the very first day, everyone looks at you and tries to see if you are good enough. That's more or less what you have to go through. Then the other thing is that when I signed for West Ham nobody told me I was going to be number one.

When I step up to that penalty spot, I know the consequences. They're the same whether I miss the first, second, third - or the 10th - it will be the same.

Getting a casting means that a lot of people have put a lot of faith in you and your abilities, and you constantly think 'I hope I don't let them down.'

Pressure comes from being unprepared.

I feel the pressure of getting something right.

My biggest worry is that we have to keep making good music, and I want to do well, but I wonder if I will be able to.

I think pressure exists in a situation only when you are unsure of your talent and people are expecting a lot from you due to your lineage.

I've always had this crazy thought that I have to win something; otherwise, my career's a complete failure. It's ridiculous. Will a trophy change me as a person? No. Will it make me a better player? No. So what the hell am I worried about?

To play anybody real and famous is very scary.

The greater the pressure and expectation, the more I relish the opportunity.

The pressure is always there to do my best. I feel happy that I have an audience that looks forward to my next project. I have to make sure that I deliver.

Between what I know I can do and want to achieve and what the audience expects, it's a lot of pressure, and it's always adding up.

There is a lot of extra responsibility on you as a player from the academy. You're expected to play and act as a signing, which is pressure, but in a way it pushes you to get a better performance out of yourself.

Pressure is a privilege - it only comes to those who earn it.

There's always pressure and that pressure is earned.

I always thought there was at least one person in the stands who had never seen me play, and I didn't want to let him down.

For me, there's a lot of expectations and you want to be able to live up to them.

Yeah, it's scary. During filming, it wasn't just jitters from being the newer guy there or the greenest guy there. It was also fear of not messing up such an important character.