Harry Connick Jr. Quotes

I'll stop when I think I'm not doing good stuff. I'll never exploit something just because people like it.

We know as filmmakers where you draw the line.

I always wanted my work to speak for itself, and have opportunities to do interesting work and not just puff pieces.

I have principles in my professional and personal life as to how things are done.

I am not interested in churning out a certain number of films every year. For me, it's about the quality of work. I think it's about following your instincts and doing a film for the right reason.

I never choose a genre over quality. I never think, 'I want to do that,' and sacrifice the fact it might not be very good.

I'm not exactly in a position where I get to be super-picky about the roles I get. But I would also never want to be a part of something that I think is poor in taste or doesn't align with what I believe in.

I am a perfectionist, and my immense respect for my fans and the public meant that the quality of my clothing had to match my performance.

I'm definitely someone who's really picky about who I work with and how I want things to go, because I have a high standard of integrity for my music. I want it to be genuine.

With my own stuff, I've always held to the belief that it should take as long as it takes until it feels right.

I want to be choosier. I can't let quality take a back seat... not after 'Kaaka Muttai.'

You can have integrity with your art, but worrying about integrity doesn't pay the bills.

It is always cheaper to do the job right the first time.

Most people believe you have to have some moral absolutes if you want to hold back chaos.

I've relaxed my feelings about other companies performing my works. I have never in principle been against my ballets being danced by other companies. Rather, it is that we lack the time, space and money to insure that they are done well. To me, the only sin is mediocrity.

It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks about what's "too much" what's "enough" or if you're telling the "right" stories, just do good work.

Quality is such an attractive banner that sometimes we think we can get away with just waving it, without doing the hard work necessary to achieve it.

From my vantage point in writing a story, I can't and don't and have no interest in thinking about the level of sophistication of the audience. I can only think about what interests me, and maybe what I would want to see if I were watching the movie. To me, that's the key to writing something that's not pandering.

I suppose I've always been attracted to this sort of outsider in general - in literature, in music, politics, whatever - and to the person that is able to be relentlessly themselves. I don't think that I have that quality, that strength of mind.

I don't think about commercial concerns when I first come up with something. When I sit down at the piano, I try to come up with something that moves me.

I'm not afraid to delay the schedule to make sure that this is the film that I want, that this is the best that I can do at that point.

I think the reason I was able to get the jobs I did is because I worked for some very strong, self-possessed filmmakers who wouldn't listen to the executive-suited wisdom, and they believed in me from director to actor. Not from salesman to commodity.

Quality is free. It's not a gift, but it's free. The 'unquality' things are what cost money.

I think I'm pretty committed to staying. I'm not committed to not doing big movies, but I am committed to continuing to make smaller movies, not for the sake of making smaller movies, but because I think it's really invigorating to just go work with people and know that it might be awful.

The exact Quantity and Quality being found out, is to be kept to constantly.