Chuck Palahniuk Quotes

I think when you begin to think of yourself as having achieved something, then there's nothing left for you to work towards. I want to believe that there is a mountain so high that I will spend my entire life striving to reach the top of it.

You must always strive to be the best, but you must never believe that you are.

When people call me God, I say, no, I'm still an angel or saint of acting. I still have a long way to go.

But I've got more to learn, too. I don't feel like I'm done or I know it all.

I don't want to be perceived as someone who has it all figured out. I certainly don't feel entitled or like I'm a superstar. I'm still growing, learning, and figuring things out.

There is no number or level of success that would make me think, 'Wow, I didn't think that was possible.'

There is a lot to be learnt, and I am always dissatisfied. I am happy but not content.

It's my mindset that I'm not where I want to be. I still want to be better, and I just want to stay humble about it. It's not an act. It's just how I am.

I don't get carried away by any praise; I know I have miles to go.

When an actor thinks he has arrived and become the best one, that's when your downfall starts. I will always strive to do better than in my last film.

I hope I continue to learn. If I don't, then I know everything.

I'll never praise myself, because I think there's always improvement to be made.

One should assiduously pursue perfection without ever claiming to attain it.

Humility in this business [acting] isn't just a matter of being polite, it's kind of a matter of survival. You can't ever afford to think that you're the bee's knees, because you could always afford to be better. You have to always be searching for something better.

I don't want to believe my own hype. I want to stay hungry and stay eager and be the best that I can be.

If we pretend to have reached either perfection or satisfaction, we have degraded ourselves and our work. God's work only may express that, but ours may never have that sentence written upon it, Behold it was very good.

I was always taught to be hungry and humble.

I haven't accomplished nothing yet - I have a long way to go.

Perfection is impossible without humility. Why should I strive for perfection, if I am already good enough?

I will never reach perfection.

I'm the type of person who is always going to be somewhat dissatisfied with myself. I'm never going to be smart enough. I'm never going to be a good enough father and husband. I'm never going to be a good enough actor for myself. I just never will be, and I have to get comfortable with waking up every day and trying to move some little increment closer to the person I have always dreamed of being. This is the journey.

The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.

For me, there's still a lot of room to grow; I'm just happy that I have so much more to give.

When you start believing you're something special, then you're not going to be striving to move forward.

If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.