Malcolm McDowell Quotes

I strive for improvement. want to be a master of my craft.

It's a challenge each and every day to just be the best that you can be at your craft.

The more you practice and study, the better you are... so I still practice and study all the time.

You can work hard to sharpen your talent, to get better at whatever it is that you do, and I think that's what it comes back to.

Just because 'Planes' is an animated movie doesn't mean I don't take my work seriously. You can always push yourself to be better.

The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.

Without hard work and discipline it is difficult to be a top professional.

Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.

Since I'm a professional, every day I try to become a better player.

I have always tried to improve myself in every practice session. When it comes to playing and preparation, I am as disciplined and dedicated as anyone else.

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

I just try to work on my craft. Try to be as complete a player as possible, and I've just been focusing on being a consistent player.

I want to improve, I have to work hard at my skills.

If you want to grow as a player, it takes commitment.

I love to strive to be good at stuff that's really hard.

The difference between an amateur and a professional is in their habits. An amateur has amateur habits. A professional has professional habits. We can never free ourselves from habit. But we can replace bad habits with good ones.

The older I get, the more I believe in practice and work over natural talent and ability.

If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.

I'm not some crazy party animal. That's OK. If you say you want to be the best, you have to do what the best do - train, research, eat right, take care of yourself, and be. Don't pretend.

I can't stress the importance of working hard enough, work on all aspects of your game. If you does that and you have the ability, you'll come through.

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

From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.

I think one of the most important lessons that I've learned is to put your head down and work. Don't look at other people and compare yourself. Just do the work. Because when the opportunity is there, you have to be ready. Make sure your craft is refined and you're constantly working on it.

If you do not train hard you will never fulfill your potential.

To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.