Abby Elliott Quotes

The ultimate thing is creating your own stuff and making projects for yourself. That's what Seth Rogen does. He's writing and producing a lot of the movies that he's the lead in.

The lockdown, in general, left me with a sense of needing to become more independent and instead of being intimidated, I decided to do the engineering on some of my new releases.

I don't complain about other people's game - I just create my own.

Writing is something I can do by myself.

I'm the type of person that doesn't like to wait for people to do things for me, and I never want to feel stuck. Why sit around and be like, 'I wish my label would book me some studio time,' if I can just buy my own studio equipment and figure out how to run Pro Tools and record it myself?

I quickly realized I had to have my own style and strategy and find my own way.

The most important thing today is for young people to take responsibility, to actually know how to formulate an idea and how to work on it. Not to buy into the so-called apprenticeship.

You make you work for yourself. It's the feeling of, 'If nobody ever saw it, that'd be fine, too.'

I like training alone. Otherwise, I find I get too dependent on someone else for motivation.

I definitely prefer to write under my own volition and see what happens.

I'm not in the business of telling people 'DIY or die,' but I do think it's important to be as hands-on with what you're doing as possible.

I've realized along the way that a lot of things that I do as a performer are about waiting for somebody to write something for me or develop something for me, but music, music was the thing that I don't have to wait for anybody's permission to do.

You have to be able to make a real creative life for Yourself, before you can expect anyone Else to provide one ready-made for you.

I think it is important to let your kids have independence and ownership. Let your kids do what they have a passion for.

I do less waiting by the phone than anyone I know in the business. I don't wait for a job. I just go on to my own work.

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

For me, I think that I don't like feeling pressure from outside sources. I'd rather put the pressure on myself and push myself to do it as good as I can.

I've always been my own hitting coach.

I won't work on anyone's else's script. I won't write for anyone else. I write my own stuff and make that when the time is right.

When you're in the car, how well you do is down to you and you alone-no band, no management, no marketing.

If you always have a crutch, you don't learn anything.

I'm more influenced by my own interests than anyone else's. Writers have to entertain themselves, or they can't entertain anyone else.

The important thing is to concentrate upon what you can do - by yourself, upon your own initiative.

I would say to someone, 'Make your own stuff sooner.' Also, it's OK to say no to something if it doesn't feel right.

Acting is a lot of waiting to be picked, and I like to do a lot of things at once. I think I will have to find things that are totally mine. I have so much comfort that school and my academic life are totally mine. I hope that there's not a lot of idleness in my future.