James Badge Dale Quotes

My schedule is always tight. But I like to have the pressure of having to finish doing something; it gives me an added edge.

I couldn't understand why my productivity went down when I had deliberately made more time available to write. Then I realized it was because I wasn't flying as much.

I don't like to get too complacent. I like to give myself five panic attacks per project.

I think the only reason I've had the career life that I've had is that someone told me some secrets early on about living. You can do the very best you can when you're very, very relaxed, no matter what it is or what your job is, the more relaxed you are the better you are. That's sort of why I got into acting. I realized the more fun I had, the better I did it. And I thought, that's a job I could be proud of. It's changed my life learning that, and it's made me better at what I do.

I think even lying on my bed I can still do something.

I like to challenge myself and give myself a timeline. It pushes me to be more creative and actually do these things, not just dream about them.

I would never finish a painting if I didn't have a deadline.

Everybody who knows me is like, 'Dude, you've got to chill out.' I can't not work, given where I want to be.

Everyone is always telling me that I must be exhausted, but I've learned how to use my time well, and that includes holidays to recharge. I always try to give myself big chunks of time to think about what the next project is going to be.

I've learned to relax more. Everybody feels pressure in what they do, maybe mine is just a little different because there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to accomplish what I want to.

If I have one thing on in a week, I find it very difficult to get back to work that week. I need a lot of dreaming time.

You only do good work when you're taking risks and pushing yourself.

I try to create a challenge for myself in each book. And sometimes, believe me, I just kick myself afterwards, and say, 'Why on earth did you ever attempt this, you idiot!' But I'm always better for the experience.

I'm guessing the stress of having to write for a deadline can be inspiring. Sometimes, pressure is good.

I have realized sometimes I do better working under a crazy schedule. It gives me less time to overthink things and forces me to be present.

Why do I want to be challenged or have challenges? That's why I don't go climb mountains.

I'm more focused and have a greater sense of challenge, because I constantly feel the weight of time.

I always have this imagination, something I want to use. I don't understand the idea of leisure time.

Just put football first, or your job first. Give everything you've got all week, work hard, work super-hard to take it to the next level every week. And when you feel like you got to the point where you want to be, you definitely need the time to go out, relax, have a good time, take all the stress off it.

I feel like I'm too busy writing history to read it.

If I waited to be inspired to go to the gym, I'd never get there. I schedule my exercise time; I schedule my work time. This is especially important if you have a day job as I did while writing my first seven novels.

My productivity is overwhelming!

After I had written a paper or letter for Bohr, I always had the impression that I had learned something which I could use for my own work. And somehow, I never felt that I had too little time for my own work. I always found time.

I have definitely worked on that... being efficient and also being smarter with my pressure.

I feel like I have to be on my game because I have to handle my solo stuff and Pentatonix stuff, so it has really kept me on my toes in a good way.