Greg Kinnear Quotes

I always almost miss my flight. My routine is to constantly, no matter how bad or good the traffic is, to almost miss my flight.

I always feel like I'm running an hour and a half late.

I'm always late for things and always feel like I'm rushing.

The way I work, typically, I do everything at the very last minute. Even if I was given two months, I'd do it in the last three days.

I'm compulsively on time. It drives me insane when people are late.

We Brazilians, happily or unhappily, leave a lot to the last minute.

The way I work, typically, I do everything at the very last minute.

The National guys will tell you the same thing - I tend to work until the last possible minute.

If you have to be at work at 8, it's always like, 7:54. Just enough time to do nothing. To just lay there and go, "I can't do anything! I can't even have an English muffin!

I get annoyed with rushing. Then I get in a bad mood - I'm so cranky. I hate being late.

Although a science fair can seem like a big "pain" it can help you understand important scientific principles, such as Newton's First Law of Inertia, which states: "A body at rest will remain at rest until 8:45 p.m. the night before the science fair project is due, at which point the body will come rushing to the body's parents, who are already in their pajamas, and shout, 'I JUST REMEMBERED THE SCIENCE FAIR IS TOMORROW AND WE GOTTA GO TO THE STORE RIGHT NOW!'"

Performing gives me so much anxiety.

Rational anxiety is when you're aware of the source of your anxiety. Like, if I have to host an award show or talk to millions of people on the radio, I'm going to feel anxious, and I know why. Irrational anxiety is when I'm leaving CVS, and there's a car behind me, and I'm wondering if he's following me home.

Over the years I have heard all the psychological analysis which says that habitually tardy people are narcissists and I don't buy it. I'm late because I am always trying to do one more thing for my family before I leave the door.

I'm always nervous before playing a gig, to tell you the truth. It's what nearly did me in when I was with the Libertines. I just couldn't handle it.

When I had my first panic attack, I believed that it was a heart attack.

I'm a precrastinator. Yes, that's an actual term. You know that panic you feel a few hours before a big deadline when you haven't done anything yet? I just feel that a few months ahead of time.

Procrastination comes in two types. Some of us procrastinate in order to pursue restful activities - spending time in bed, watching TV - while others delay difficult or unpleasant tasks in favor of those that are more fun.

I never stop getting nervous. I'm nervous before every single show.

I am always running late for absolutely everything; my hair's the last thing I do because I am terrible at it.

Social phobia, panic disorder… I've had panic disorder ever since I was young.

I'm late to everything. I've always wanted to have it written in my will that when I die, the coffin shows up a half hour late and says on the side, like in gold, 'Sorry I'm Late'.

Better late than never.

Unproductive worry - like Parkinson's proverbial law - tends to expand to fill the time available.

I wish I had a typical workday. I struggle to get up at seven and almost always fail. I just try to get to my office as soon as I can, but it's always later than I would like.