Max Weinberg Quotes

You want to be a bit compulsive in your art or craft or whatever you do. You want to be focused on it.

You can take your play seriously as long as you seriously play.

I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren't taking it as seriously as I did.

I take my craft very seriously.

From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.

I've always given attention to detail. I've always given my heart and soul into a lyric, into a line.

I take my craft seriously.

There is something about giving everything to your profession. In Italian, an obsession is not necessarily negative. It's the art of putting all your energy into one thing; it's the art of transforming even what you eat for lunch into architecture.

All I can say is, hey, if you have fun doing what you do, if you have fun playing soccer, the creativity is just going to come as time goes on.

Debra Winger doesn't let anything interfere with her performance, which is the way it should be.

We never threw a record together. Each record was done really seriously, as if our life depended on it.

The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.

The only thing you have then to believe in is your craft.

Maybe I've just been incredibly fortunate, but there's a level of dedication, devotion, intensity and seriousness around me every day.

Comedy is my passion. I'm going to do this until I drop.

The most important thing I learned from Dad about show business was never take myself seriously and never stop having fun with my craft.

I know when to have fun, but when it comes to my music, I'm really serious about my career.

It's very important to focus on the music first. That's always number one. But after that, it's extremely important to just have fun with what you're doing.

I want each experience on the ice to be everything I have.

The dot stands for 'detail' - always be paying attention to detail. I feel that people take you as serious as you take yourself. I spent a lot of time working on my craft, developing my style, and after I came out of my little incubation, I promised that I would pay attention to detail.

Everything I involve myself with is an extension of me, so I take everything super seriously, from the music to the shows. That's the only way to do it.

Only by being obsessed with little things do amazing things emerge.

Each day in practice, I try go perfect. I try to be perfect every turn, every stroke. That's the way I feel comfortable.

I learned early that it's very important to approach every single kick you attempt, even those in practice, as if it were in a game.

You've got to have a commitment to your craft.