Ilaiyaraaja Quotes

I don't take off as many days as most other producers and songwriters, so I'm working every single day, and I do songs every day. So it's just about finding time, scheduling, getting in and cutting the records. I make it happen and that's the name of the game. It's no excuses - you gotta figure it out.

I get up at 4:30 in the morning, seven days a week, no matter where I am in the world.

I would teach from nine to four, sleep an hour, and write from six until midnight, night after night.

Early in my songwriting career, when I was learning a lot about writing songs, I'd force myself to sit down until I came up with something.

When I'm in the studio, I stay in the studio, like, sometimes 20 hours out the day.

Without pressure, I'm not going to wake up every day to go work, or do extra shooting, or lifting.

I started to get addicted to the Jerry Rice mentality. I can get up before anyone else does. I can outwork anyone.

Don't wait for inspiration. It comes while one is working.

My day starts at 5 A.M. and gets over at 10:30 P.M. Its a long day but I love it... I can't sit idle.

I am a working person. I always work, study or do research for my novel. I even work on Sunday.

When I'm working on a novel, I work 70-hour weeks.

And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working.

When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.

I can handle a lot of work. I've always been able to. I'm a very focused individual. I come to my studio at about 7:30 in the morning and exit almost 5:00 P.M. In that time, those eight or nine hours, it's kind of laser focus on whatever I'm working on. There aren't really any distractions or anything.

I never knew a man come to greatness or eminence who lay abed late in the morning.

I went to work in an office and learned, among other lessons, to do things I did not care for, and to do them well. Before I left this office, two of my books had already been published.

When the time comes to work, I work.

Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic.

Amateurs wait for inspiration. The real pros get up and go to work.

For my workout, I'm up at 4 A.M. I say my prayers, count my blessings, and I work out right away. I just get it done.

Working hard is way more fun. If you had to goof off 40 hours a week, you couldn't do it. It would drive you crazy.

When I first starting writing, and no one was paying me, in order to feel like I had a real job, I would get out of bed, put on a jacket and tie every morning, and sit down at my desk.

When I'm working, I don't wake up and say, 'OK, time to go be intense.' I just look at whatever scenes we're working on that day and break them down - just real intense everyday work.

I'm afraid of only two things: being lazy and being cowardly. I get up early in the morning and go to work. I love to write.

I have always worked long hours and very hard. It is the way I am. Same as always. Up about seven and get to bed about 12 to 1, something like that.