Alexandra Daddario Quotes

I think it's important to have as much as a normal life and take the time to get perspective because it only helps your work in the long run.

When I feel I'm doing too much, I do less if I can.

A calm environment is for after I finish work.

I'm better when I'm busy. I am happier. I am a bit useless when I'm not busy. I start thinking too much, which is never a good thing. When I'm busy I have a better perspective on what really matters - the priorities.

I want to help give people the ability to stop and take just a few minutes a day to regroup and refocus: to give them a chance to get perspective on the things that matter and the things that don't.

That's the thing I'm worst at: resting. I have to be forced to do it. Sometimes I think of loopholes. 'Oh, I'm just going for a walk, up a dune that's 45 degrees, but I'm walking, so it's not a workout.'

I don't worry about the last shot or the next shot. I concentrate. Every shot gets a clean slate. And when a shot is over, I wipe it out absolutely. Tell a joke or something. If you worry about how you looked, how well you did, you'll go insane.

Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.

When I'm working I don't have room to think about myself and my own issues. It's really freeing. There is no room for me, which is really nice.

You can't juggle it all 100 percent. You don't have to be perfect. You don't have to do everything.

It's very challenging to get the right balance between relaxing and working.

I used to take life so seriously; I got so stressed.

You find little ways to keep your mind at peace so that you can, at the end of the day, do the most important thing, which is do a good job.

Especially when you have a lot going on, you must find a way to unplug and focus on yourself.

I believe in being diligent but also cut yourself some slack. It's okay in the grand scheme of life.

Work. Don't Think. Relax.

I'm a big believer in doing what you've got to do, but taking a breather when you can.

One of the things that has changed my life - and this comes from someone who was highly self-critical and a type-A personality - is meditating. The simple act of making my brain shut off for 20 minutes in the morning and 20 minutes at night may not seem like much, but what ends up happening, besides creating space in your day, is your awake posture begins to replicate your meditative posture.

I don’t take my life seriously, but I do take what I do – in my life – seriously -

My personal problem is that I take the business of film-making so seriously that I find it very difficult to relax.

Take it easy, but take it.

I tell my staff, 'Give me your best, and then go home and live your life.' I've never asked anyone to work harder, but I've told plenty that they needed rest.

The challenge in my life really is keeping the balance between feeling creatively energized and fulfilled without feeling overwhelmed and like I'm in the middle of a battlefield.

I want to be relaxed in my personal life. I really don't like to be hassled.

People often get very entangled in their work and life, so de-stressing is very important to keep generating fresh ideas and provide satisfaction with one's activities.