Donna Karan Quotes

When I'm working, I'm obsessively working.

When I'm working, I'm not so much disciplined as obsessive. I have this feeling that I need to clear everything away and get this down.

Certainly I'm passionate and driven and quite relentless when I want something.

I definitely learned that when I want something done, I'm very tunnel-visioned out. I don't come out of the house. I beat myself up. I don't eat. I don't sleep until it's done, especially if I have a deadline in mind.

I really enjoy being busy and feeling completely immersed in work, knowing I'm working as hard as I can.

I have a pretty intense work ethic. If something's not done, I cannot let go until I get it done.

I like to work all the time and really immerse myself in the project.

I've always put myself intensely into my 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.

It's not how many hours you put in with a client or on a project. It's the quantity and quality of your energy - your focus and force - that determine whether that time is valuable.

I am very driven. I work really hard, whether it's acting or my charity or even poker. When I focus on something I give it my all.

I love working hard; I think people know that.

My goals are so high that I don't have time to relax in any way, shape or form.

If I start working on something, I get a little too driven.

I'm really diligent; I have a really militant side of my personality that comes out in areas of work. I'm very motivated, you know?

I'm not ambitious about my career, but I am ambitious with each job. I can be fairly annoying to work with.

I just kind of do my thing with sort of tunnel vision for the story and my role and how it fits together.

I just always wanted to stay busy.

I'm the type of person that rises to the occasion, and when work is in front of me, I do work.

When I look back on what I've done, I think I'm drawn to obsession, perhaps.

I'm tenacious. I work hard. I like people that I collaborate with to work as hard as I am.

I seem to have tireless energy when I get involved in things, on an almost OCD basis, which is a good way to do things because if you're gonna do something, you'd better make sure you do it well.

My toughest job every day is maintaining intensity with myself and with my staff.

If you work hard, dedicated to what you are doing, and you are disciplined, you will succeed in the end.

John Cleese is a very fast worker and a highly disciplined one.