Andrew Mason Quotes

I'm a perfectionist and I've always been interested in growing and I think that has given me the mental fortitude to continue.

It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.

It's a kind of philosophy of my own life, to create the energy enough to keep on going.

I don't think I could live with myself if I stopped trying.

So you've got to test the envelope, find out what are your abilities and if you falter, pick yourself up and test it again. Otherwise, what is it all about, you know?

I just have to be better. There's not much else to say.

The journey is never ending. There's always gonna be growth, improvement, adversity; you just gotta take it all in and do what's right, continue to grow, continue to live in the moment.

Nothing makes you try harder than to be told that you are not good enough or that you simply do not have the skills.

I'm always pushing myself.

I don't like whining about the challenges I face while I work. I know they are for the better so I can rise stronger and better.

It's one of those things that I use everything that I go through... to be better. I use it all to just fuel the fire, to grow and learn from.

The ramifications that you set for yourself can inspire you to do things that you would have never thought of because, once you're trapped, your job is to persevere.

How far you go depends on what you want for yourself, how much you're willing to leave on the floor, and how much you wanna face the fears you have inside of you. It's everything we're all dealing with every day.

When you've something to fight for, you get the best out of yourself.

I'll always use the negativity as more motivation to work even harder and become even stronger.

I keep pushing buttons and trying to grow as a person and as a filmmaker.

I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift.

It doesn't matter what you're trying to accomplish. It's all a matter of discipline. I was determined to discover what life held for me beyond the inner-city streets.

Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.

When I was a kid I was very interested in the idea of the will, finding out what you're capable of. I liked those kind of challenges.

It frustrates me if I'm not good at something, so I do it until I get good at it.

I guess I came to know this about myself: for better or worse, I don't give up.

I was a slightly overweight, spiky-fringed, rat's-tailed '80s girl who was just showing up. That's all I've ever really done to get here, just kept showing up. Even when I didn't want to. That's what I do.

Luke Cage isn't going to throw a pity party for himself. He literally says to himself, 'This is the world I'm in. These are the circumstances I have.' He's a self-made man. He's trying to continuously build, and that's what's interesting about him. He's a work in progress.

I think I'm confident because I'm free, I challenge myself, and I stick to what I do.