Marya Hornbacher Quotes

I probably do have an obsessive personality, but striving for perfection has served me well.

I'm very critical of myself and I know the levels I want to achieve so I'm very hard on myself. So the staff and players are very hard on me as well, which is what I want as I want to get to as high a level as possible.

I wanted this, I wanted to do this, but my work is me, and it has to be right.

I was always fiercely determined and driven to succeed.

I have always been driven; I've always wanted to be published, and I wanted to make that happen, so I worked very hard. 'Perfectionist' would be a word to describe me.

I'm pretty demanding with myself and my work, and I always put a lot of pressure on myself. I try to do the best job I can every time.

I am very driven. I work really hard, whether it's acting or my charity or even poker. When I focus on something I give it my all.

I don't watch my movies. I just get too critical of myself.

I've always been that person: If it gets into my head, I've got to do it until I get it perfect - a perfectionist's attitude.

I'm really diligent; I have a really militant side of my personality that comes out in areas of work. I'm very motivated, you know?

I'm not ambitious about my career, but I am ambitious with each job. I can be fairly annoying to work with.

I'm this overachiever type, I'll just work and work and I'll just do it over and over and over again.

I've always been someone who has been very driven. I think my circumstances, how I grew up, hard work and work ethic are absolutely vital to any success that people might have, regardless of what they might be doing.

I was very determined. The straight-A girl. I wanted to succeed. Driven. Let's face it: very driven.

I'm just a really hardworking person.

I have a singular focus, I'm a perfectionist, and I always want to prove I am the best and the best version of myself.

If you don't have that ambition you start to be sloppy and that is not what I like to be.

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

If I'm demanding and have high standards, I'm happy about that.

I'll never give myself an A since I ask a lot from myself.

That's just how I live my life. That's how I was raised: to demand excellence out of myself.

The thing I know about Diana Trout is that she's the hardest-working person. She even says it in season one - that nobody works harder than she does. I believe that's always been true about her. That is why she has high expectations of everyone around her.

I work really hard. I'm a perfectionist.

I like to think of myself as focused in work, but it probably comes across as obsessive.

I have a pretty intense work ethic. If something's not done, I cannot let go until I get it done.