Johnny Gargano Quotes

I am never satisfied with myself and that is what keeps me going - I have no post-satisfaction.

I always want to become better. If never being satisfied is a problem, then I have it. At least it's a good problem.

I always say I've given 24 insufficient performances and I'm looking forward to the time in my life when I'll do something that I think is good. There's always stuff you can do better, stuff that maybe you didn't uncover enough. But if you do something that you truly believe is perfect, then that's got to be the last movie you do.

I have a perfectionist mentality; I want things to be right. But I've had a little duel over the years with that mentality. Because it can inhibit you.

I'm always looking for perfection. Even after training and my coaches say I did good, I always think I could have done more.

I feel like I need to improve in every area. That might shock people, but I'm never satisfied with my game.

I'm the type of person who is always going to be somewhat dissatisfied with myself. I'm never going to be smart enough. I'm never going to be a good enough father and husband. I'm never going to be a good enough actor for myself. I just never will be, and I have to get comfortable with waking up every day and trying to move some little increment closer to the person I have always dreamed of being. This is the journey.

I can't say I've ever finished a film and been particularly thrilled with myself or patted myself on the back. And maybe that's what keeps me going, and that's a good thing. It speaks volumes about how I perceive myself.

One of the by-products of being a perfectionist and constantly trying to improve myself are sobering feelings of low-grade anxiety and a nagging sense of inadequacy. But this is not anxiety without a purpose. No, this anxiety keeps me humble. It creates a healthy tension that serves as the catalyst that drives me to fulfill my limited potential.

My mum has always said I am too hard on myself. But I have always been like that and it has always helped me. After matches I focus only on what I did wrong. Never what I did well.

I never feel like anything I have done is perfect. I feel like there is always room for improvement.

I'm always looking to learn and am never happy with how I am going. I think once you get comfortable with what you are offering it is dangerous territory to be in.

I'm never happy with my performances. I always want more and better for myself.

As I wrote more I became more critical of myself and I think that you have to be your harshest judge. I don't ever believe that what I write is my best work. I always think that I can hone it. I can always think that I can make it a little bit better.

I think that's the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.

If you don't second-guess yourself, then you are not trying to get better.

The selfish thing about an athlete is you always look at the side of things where you say I could've done that better.

I've never felt completely satisfied with what I've done. I tend to see things too critically. I'm trying to get over that.

I'm so super-critical of everything that I do.

I am definitely a perfectionist, and I do like things a certain way. But as I have got older, I would say that I am a little bit less of a control freak.

I'm a perfectionist, so I always feel there's room for improvement.

I'm a perfectionist, and I always think that I can do better what I have done, even if it's good.

I like pushing myself, and usually if I'm not good at something I just won't do it because I'm a perfectionist.

I still worry that I could be better. That's where standards come from, from not wanting to settle. The fear of not being good enough propels you.

I don't watch my movies. I just get too critical of myself.