Jason Isbell Quotes

Even though I'm known as a pop musician, I have a seriousness about what I do.

I figure I can be artistic, but I work like a blue-collar person, too, and I'm serious about that.

Young actors are serious about their work and don't take any time out from it. I'm very serious about my work; there are probably only two films I've done where I had a really good time.

Just because 'Planes' is an animated movie doesn't mean I don't take my work seriously. You can always push yourself to be better.

I just consider myself a committed actor. If a movie is a success, that's great; I'm happy for that. But I've learned just to concentrate on my job and do the best that I can.

You know, I always do my best, no matter the quality of the film.

I worked extremely hard at my craft and at being a good songwriter, being a good guitar player, being a good organist, because I didn't think people would take me seriously.

I like to see things that take a lot of time and effort and passion. Which I feel like 'Skins' has.

I cannot be casual about my work.

It's my impression that I've done every job that I've been asked to do.

All I gotta do is my job, do what it is that I bring to the table - that fire - and put the thump on these songs, and everything's gonna work from there.

Whenever I'm doing any film, I'm always just happy to have a job and I always just put 110% of myself into it.

The important thing is to do good work, no matter what medium you do it in.

I don't mean this to sound cliche, but it's really about the work for me. I like to keep working on things.

I haven't been out of work since the day I took my pants off.

They all matter to me, whether I'm working on a Sam Jackson film for a week or I'm the star of my own TV series - I take it all very seriously, and I have a healthy respect for the work in general, despite the role.

We just make music. For I never stop working.

I saw that Meryl Streep said, I just want to do my job well. And really, that's all I'm ever trying to do.

Music is my hustle.

When I do a job, I do it 100 percent. I am so grateful for the chance to do what I do.

You have to have a work ethic, and you have to be educated in what you're doing. You have to take it seriously. It doesn't mean that everything you do has to be serious. But you've got to have the tools.

We put everything we had into this record, just like we do with every other record that we make.

I don't do things lightly; I don't take a job then just phone it in - I've never done that.

What I always say is, 'Do every job you're in like you're going to do it for the rest of your life, and demonstrate that ownership of it.'

As a producer, you're pretty much creating a body of work that an artist has to stand behind.