Matt Letscher Quotes

My dream was to not work for anyone. There's only so many things I was good at - and how am I not going to work for anyone? I just don't want people telling me what to do.

Freelancers are 'free' because they take risks - they don't like being told what to do. That's both exciting and daunting, because you have to police you.

Writing is self employment, so you can make your own schedule.

The best thing about being a business owner is that you get to run your own schedule.

There are great advantages of making things on the independent market. There's freedom and control there, and kind of a cleanness to the process that I like.

The feeling, the sensation behind it is, it's exciting to cherry pick and select and be your own boss and to be in control of your own brand; however, it's a lot of work.

The great thing about being a novelist is that you organize your own day.

I was well motivated. What I wanted to do was work for myself. I had twenty two jobs before I started my business at the age of twenty three and I didn't want one more boss telling me what to do. So I was motivated simply because I didn't want a boss.

There's a lot of creative freedom. Acting is a whole boatload of fun, but I prefer to do it on my own terms.

Doing the podcast, the whole reason to do it is just because I can do whatever I want.

So It's not like I go from being this disciplined person who has to get up and go to work to now I just lay around all day in my underwear eating Cheerios. I have this structure. I still have to do this and the difference is I'm doing this for me and my company.

It's hard for me to work for somebody else. I can work with someone, but not for someone.

I thought, if I went into business I'd be able to control my own destiny.

I always feel freelance writers are leading a heroic life. I think that is the real writer's life. On the other hand, it's good to have another job. It gives you something to do.

I'm not a big-company guy. I need freedom and control.

I definitely feel like I'm at that point where it's nice to not have to sit at home and wait to be invited to the party, but to be creating work for yourself.

I'd never be tied down for five years interviewing TV personalities.

The reason I wanted to do a webcomic was that I could be my own boss, and I could call the shots myself.

I need to have a great deal of control and the ability to share my control with my collaborators and grant them the freedom and the quality of work I think these people deserve. If I don't have those elements, I walk away.

I prefer to work at my own pace.

I had been an independent entrepreneur from the beginning, and I felt I could do it myself. I didn't want to get a job.

I'm my own boss, you know?

My goal is to just have options.

I work when, and where I want to.

I feel very lucky that I have this career that allows me to say, 'I'm ready to start now on this project,' and I can go and do it.