Jay Roach Quotes

Devoting a little of yourself to everything means committing a great deal of yourself to nothing.

When we waste our time, our time wastes us

When you are doing one thing - talking on your phone, texting, whatever - you are automatically not doing something else. What is the greatest scarcity in the world today? It's not oil. It's time. Time is precious. Don't throw it away.

I do have to pick my priorities. Nobody can do everything.

There's always a fine line between being too focused and missing opportunities, or being too wide and taking on too many.

To do two things at once is to do neither.

The trick with computers I think, is to approach old and new things with the same reverence as you would like your favourite chair and not be seduced by the constant innovation otherwise you never do anything.

It's better to do one thing at a time and give your full concentration.

Practice quality, and you get better at quality. But quality takes time, so by working solely on quality, you end up losing something else that's important - speed.

Focus on one thing and do one thing well.

We only have so much energy for our work, for our relationships, for ourselves. A smart person understands this and guards it carefully. Meanwhile, idiots focus on marginal productivity hacks and gains while they leak out energy each passing day.

If you waste your time and energy on things that don't matter in the outcome of the game, then when you get to the game you're not going to give your teammates the best that you have to offer.

Be quick without hurrying.

He that pursues two hares at once, does not catch one and lets the other go.

Sometimes when you involve yourself in so many things, you can't do any of them well - and I like to do everything perfectly.

If you spend your life trying to be good at everything, you will never be great at anything.

Person who chases two rabbits catches neither.

The easiest thing to do in the world is to neglect the important and give in to the urgent.

While the work or play is on, it is a lot of fun if while you are doing one you don't constantly feel that you ought to be doing the other.

Stop managing your time. Start managing your focus.

On a mission your worst enemy is idle time.

If you're going to hire an assassin, let him go out and kill someone. I can't be Shaq taking six or seven shots.

All the women in the world would not make me lose an hour.

I mean time management is a big factor in my life. I'm a very organized person. You can only do one thing at a time, so that's the main way I do everything. When I'm with my kids, I'm with my kids. When I'm directing a movie, I'm directing a movie. When I'm making Magic Mike, I'm making Magic Mike. So you just really have to fragment and focus.

We all have many opportunities, but limited capacity to pursue them. Make choices, focus your time and energy, so that you can submit your share of masterpieces to the greater good.