Demetrius Shipp Jr. Quotes

I criticize my own work pretty harshly.

I want to be judged harshly because that forces me to really sit down and focus.

I'm a tough critic on myself.

I've never felt completely satisfied with what I've done. I tend to see things too critically. I'm trying to get over that.

I don't like to read reviews. Even the good ones you start to analyze: 'Oh, did I do that? I have to make sure I do that again.'

I'll never say it's good enough. It's a pressure I put on myself.

I'm my hardest critic because I know what I can do and I strive to be as perfect as I can be even though I know it's not possible.

I'm definitely my worst critic. I guess that's good because it keeps you on your toes.

I'm very hard on myself everyday, you can ask my coaches, and after a good training session, I'm not happy because I know I can do better or change something to do better, you know?

I've always been critical about my work. It pushes me to work harder.

For me, I am not a fan of any of my own matches, and it's both a blessing and a curse. Because I'm never satisfied, I'm always looking to improve in every area.

I've always been a really hard critic of everything I do.

I don't like the word 'perfectionist,' because it's self-flattering. It's tooting your own horn and implies that you actually can achieve perfection. I prefer 'particularist.'

I'm my own worst critic and I think everyone in the band is a perfectionist.

I'll always be tough on myself.

I'm never a person who likes anything I've done. It's just the way it is. Twenty years later, I can look at something I did, and I'm still thinking, 'You know, that could have been better if you had done it this way or that way.

I am beyond critical of my own work. I always tell actors they have to watch themselves 4-7 times in a given scene before they can be remotely objective.

The selfish thing about an athlete is you always look at the side of things where you say I could've done that better.

Many people think of perfectionism as striving to be your best, but it is not about self-improvement; it's about earning approval and acceptance.

I'm so super-critical of everything that I do.

I can't leave the studio until everything is as it should be. And I can't put a record out unless I am completely happy with it. I never want to be at a signing and hear my album playing and think, 'Oh no, I could have done that top note better.'

I am harder on myself than anyone else could be.

I'm a textbook definition of that perfectionist girl who has huge expectations of herself.

I'm a bit of a perfectionist. I'll watch myself back on 'Xtra Factor' and want to do it again because of a few hiccups.

I put more pressure on myself than anybody in this world.