Michael Bay Quotes

I like to shoot a lot of choices. I like a lot of stuff - and so I push to go faster, to shrink the time between the takes so that the takes are what you're spending all your time on.

I am a workaholic, and I sometimes wish that there were 48 hours in a day. But I know how to manipulate my time beneficially.

Donald Trump probably spends more time getting more things done than many people have any experience with, but yet he's the one undisciplined, he's the one that's haphazard, he's the one who's erratic, he's the one who's unpredictable.

The majority prove their worth by keeping busy. A busy life is the nearest thing to a purposeful life.

Very few people know how to work. Inspiration, everybody has inspiration. That's just hot air.

Effective people do two things: they strive to do excellent work, and they prioritize.

This week I've been reading a lot and doing little work. That's the way things ought to be. That's surely the road to success.

The most successful people have the same twenty-four hours in a day that you do.

All times are good time for those who know how to work and have the tools to do so.

People with good work habits have to-do lists that are reasonably prioritized, and they make themselves do what needs to be done. By contrast, people with poor work habits almost randomly react to the stuff that comes at them, or they can't bring themselves to do the things they need to do but don't like to do (or are unable to do).

I always try to work hard and get things done as soon as possible, but never at the loss of quality of the product.

Time is valuable; people are busy.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

I knew I could control one thing, and that is my time and my hours and my effort and my efficiency.

When you're at work, it's about being present and getting as much done as humanly possible.

Once you get into the habit of work, you can be more productive in the things you want to do.

I'm at my desk before nine, and I go all day. I'm not necessarily productive all day, but really, who is?

Every hour of useful work is precious.

My mother was a pediatrician, and she kept busy hours. I learned from her you could pack a lot into the day. Every minute had to count, and multitasking was a given.

I've always been really good at staying busy. Even while I'm working, I'm looking at what the next thing is.

I love working quickly. I don't like to do thousands of takes, and I don't want to do thousands of set ups.

There's a lot of hours in the week if you use them properly.

My productivity is overwhelming!

I take breaks now and then. But when I work, I get things done at a fast pace.

A lot of people don't feel like doing very much. Or one project is really all they can do at one time. I can have five or six things going at the same time. It doesn't bother me or tire me, but sometimes it does rattle me.