Morgan Freeman Quotes

There are no shortcuts—everything is reps, reps, reps.

I tell people that stand-up's like golf: you gotta do it every day to get it down - or at least three times a week to get it down.

Well, if you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note every night!

I practiced for at least two hours every day for twenty years, before then I practiced maybe four to five hours a day, and before then 14 hours a day. It was all I had ever done.

Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't become Mr. Universe because he went to the gym every now and then. He did it on a regular basis. It's the same thing with comedy. I try to perform seven nights a week.

The real work is in the practice.

The secret to my success is practice!

I really feel that if you're gonna be good, you gotta practice... Practice whatever the hell you do.

What you do in practice is going to determine your level of success. I used to tell my players, 'You have to give 100 percent every day. Whatever you don't give, you can't make up for tomorrow. If you give only 75 percent today, you can't give 125 percent tomorrow to make up for it.'

It's about putting in the hours and going through the paces.

It's not what you do once in a while, it's what you do day in and day out that makes the difference.

If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.

A dancer's life is all about repetition.

Progress comes to those who train and train; reliance on secret techniques will get you nowhere.

You've got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you're able to complete it and do it the right way.

Like I said, repetition in practice and hard work.

When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best.

I don't know how anybody gets better at anything aside from doing it.

If you want to be good at something, you really have to work at it every single day. You have to work hard at the things that are hard. Otherwise you are just treading water.

I learned to appreciate repetition. That's why I can dance. It's how I learned to act. I have a high tolerance for repetition.

It's not like I have media out there when I'm training. I'm training the same. I'm putting in the same work.

Winning takes talent, to repeat takes character.

I always feel if I work hard, if I can practice 100%, then the results will come. Whether it's the first tournament, the third tournament, it's going to come.

As far as acting goes, you get to a certain point where, I think, everyone can do the job, and it comes down to a level of commitment. I think sometimes all you have to do is show up.

When you actually get on the field, you've got to work. You've got to train. You've got to learn. You've got to put 100 per cent into it.