Michael Giacchino Quotes

Everything I get praised for, I can still work on and get better.

The only thing I can expect from myself is to learn from each competition and improve.

I have this desire to keep improving, so I find fault.

I always think about what I missed, and I think that was my driving force - never be satisfied with what I've done.

I always was that person who was hard on myself and challenged myself no matter what I was doing, whether it was passing third grade or playing basketball.

I always feel like I can play better.

You're always looking where you could do better.

I have to improve all the time.

You're trying to improve every year. And you're trying to make improvements on what you learn about yourself, when you're successful or struggle. You try to minimize those stretches. And you realize what you do when you're successful, and you try and lengthen those.

I'd like to think I improve every day. That's the goal. I try to.

I always want to improve, and I am never satisfied with my performance.

Don't try to be perfect. Do the best you can. Enlist help!

You must always strive to be the best, but you must never believe that you are.

All I got to do is keep getting the most out of each one of my days and keep trying to be the best athlete I can become.

Even though I am extremely blessed to have accomplished many of my goals at such a young age, I am still reaching, still striving.

You have to find out what's right for you, so it's trial and error. You are going to be all right if you accept realistic goals for yourself.

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 think I always just want to get better at whatever I'm doing... Always strive for excellence.

On a scale of one to 10, I feel I'm at a nine because there's definitely room for improvement. I know I could go further.

If we are striving, if we are working, if we are trying, to the best of our ability, to improve day by day, then we are in the line of our duty.

Honestly speaking, I don't like my films. When I watch them, I see a lot of scope for improvement, so if I were to see any of my films, like 'Dhoom,' I might say... 'It would have been better if...' or 'had it been...' and this is all about evolving.

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

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.

No one puts higher expectations on themselves than I do.

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