Leonardo DiCaprio Quotes

I've got a tough act to follow.

You're only as good as your last collection, which is an enormous pressure.

As soon as you do something successfully, you're going to be known for that, and it's up to you to sort of move the needle again.

If you're the star of a show, the next one has to be as good or better, and if you're doing a series, if anything goes wrong, it's your fault. There's nobody else to blame.

When you are successful, there is the pressure of performing consistently; when you are not, there is the pressure of coming back and doing well.

When you come to a club like Liverpool, you need to perform straight away and consistently.

People Expect Something New From Me All The Time.And That's Good It Keeps Me On The Edge

It never occurs to me that acting with a superstar is something to worry about. I figure the bigger the better because more will be demanded of me.

It's hard to make a cultural phenomenon every time.

I never lose that terror of 'this is my last job, I'll never work again.' You can never relax and rely on whatever reputation you've built.

Writing on assignment, with lots of money handed to you before you even began, got very scary for me. My dread of not being perfect, something I got from a childhood surrounded by powerful, successful people, began to infect everything I wrote.

We're putting a lot of pressure on ourselves for this second album and so we want to make it as great as we possibly can.

I love my fans in Philadelphia, but this is the hardest place in the world to play in. And I think it's the hardest place to play in to be a superstar. Just to be the No. 1 guy. All eyes on you - because everybody wants you to be perfect, but not themselves.

I heard Tony Bennett say that when you're a big deal early on, you have to maintain that level forever, and it's very scary. You have to keep hitting those home runs, turning out hits.

There's been a lot thrust on my shoulders at a very young age.

I think I can be an intimidating energy in the room. I think I come in with an aura of wanting results because as the playwright, I know how it goes, and there's the thought, 'Why can't they catch up?'

When I start a movie, the first day, I feel like a duck.

I think there's a certain amount of pressure depending on how demanding the part is, depending on how great the material is. I feel a certain amount of pressure to rise to the occasion.

Oftentimes, I feel like the clock is on, and there's money at stake, and you gotta get up there and dance for grandma, and it better be great, and you better get it right.

Pressure makes me produce. Kills most guys. Mortifies 'em.

I have to study, study, and study because I have to learn everything. Everyone expects me to be an expert on everything.

I'm always looking to the next thing. There are always hurdles, whether it's the White House dinner or hosting charity events or that night's show: Until they're over, I worry, then I move right on to the next thing. It's hard for me to enjoy the moment. I'm just thinking about not failing.

There is always a lot of pressure at Chelsea, but we are used to this and have to make sure we keep winning games.

No matter how angry people on the outside were when you don't perform well, a coach is 10 times what anyone else is feeling. Nothing digs at you more. But that's part of our business.

When you're playing for Real Madrid, even when you're playing well, you're under scrutiny.