Laurence Olivier Quotes

Anything is an art if you do it at the level of an art.

I work really hard on my craft.

What is an artist but a workman who is determined that, whatever else happens, his work shall be excellent?

Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better.

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.

I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art.

There is nothing quite as exciting as watching a master at work.

When something is well-crafted, you know it, and the enjoyment comes from experiencing it.

The best stuff is done by people who love it, whether that's high art or low art, whatever that is.

You've got to perfect your craft.

That's kind of how I see my workmanship: it's how many hours I put in that makes me better.

I take my craft seriously.

Work always as if you were a master, expect from yourself a masterpiece.

Art is anything you can do well. Anything you can do with quality.

I always try to write the best I can.

I don't care if you're doing haute cuisine or burgers and pizza, just do it right.

You don't know how much artists go through to make it look so easy. It's all in the practice.

I really believe in myself. I'm the hardest worker I know, and one of the best songwriters. There's a craft to it, and it takes a long time to hone it, and I work really hard at it.

What makes knowledge automatic is what gets you to Carnegie Hall - practice, practice, practice.

The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

I don't know if people realize how hard I work, because sometimes people ask me for my secret. The truth is that I don't have any secrets apart from the fact that I've been directing theater and film for twenty years and trying at every stage to make my work better.

Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave.

If it's flipping hamburgers at McDonald's, be the best hamburger flipper in the world. Whatever it is you do you have to master your craft.

The beauty of a finely worked object points to the beauty of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the craftsmanship points to the beauty of the name which was the source of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the name of the craftsman's art points to the beauty of the craftsman's attributes manifested in that art.