Antoine Fuqua Quotes

When I work, I work very hard. So I look to work with people who have that level of dedication. And I depend on that from everyone. From the director to my crews that I work with.

I try to work hard, be professional, be fun to work with, and be accountable.

Genius, without work, is certainly a dumb oracle, and it is unquestionably true that the men of the highest genius have invariably been found to be amongst the most plodding, hard-working, and intent men -- their chief characteristic apparently consisting simply in their power of laboring more intensely and effectively than others.

I really like to work a lot. It makes time go by fast.

I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has to be done to the best of my ability. And when you've done the best you can, you can't do any better.

There's no sauce for play like work.

All of the artists that I've worked with have an incredible work ethic. And Madonna has the best work ethic of them all. I've learned a lot from being around her.

All I can do is try to do the best work I can. I need to work, I like to work... although I complain about it, but I do like it - and I just need to make the best film I can.

If you're not prepared, and you're not passionate, and you don't push yourself to a level of human exhaustion on every level, mentally and physically and creatively... I've seen directors who approach it casually, and they do somehow maintain better hours... but I could never be that guy. I am up and editing all night.

Working with Michael Chiklis is a lesson in professionalism and staying focused. That's what Chiklis brings all day long.

A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it.

You want to have fun but you also want to work well. Sometimes I was quite happy at Ferrari, because we would have fun, but then they could not stop having fun and go back to the real work.

I don't mean this to sound cliche, but it's really about the work for me. I like to keep working on things.

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

When it comes to work, I am focused. I work like a maniac.

One thing I never want to be accused of is not working.

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.

Amateurs hope, professionals work.

I've always considered myself a workaholic... The way I work, I have to turn myself upside down and hang myself by my ankles and wring myself out like a wet sweater, and I have to do that with other people, too, because I think that's where something good comes out.

I look back on our productivity in the 'Mr. Show' days, and think, 'We probably could have worked harder.'

It's not necessarily the amount of time you spend at practice that counts; it's what you put into the practice.

We're going to play better, and we're going to play harder.

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.

I am not the greatest actor in the world, but the reason I keep working is that I work hard and show up every day and be easy to work with.

If they respect the craft and what we're doing and they bring something to the table and they work hard, I don't care what you do as your side job or as your day job.