H. Jackson Brown Jr. Quotes

You can have fun, but when it is time to work, work hard and be focused.

I can handle a lot of work. I've always been able to. I'm a very focused individual. I come to my studio at about 7:30 in the morning and exit almost 5:00 P.M. In that time, those eight or nine hours, it's kind of laser focus on whatever I'm working on. There aren't really any distractions or anything.

You may not have any extra talent, but maybe you are just paying more attention to what you are doing.

As long as you have discipline, you can be a success. Discipline is what makes you do everything you need to do.

I have always stayed focused, working to the fullest.

You don't win without talent, but your talent has to have purpose.

I've always worked hard and stayed focused.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

Plow through the weeds. Go to the auditions and go to the meetings and be on time. Stop looking to the left or the right. Keep your head down and keep moving.

I'm in lockdown mode as far as what I want to accomplish. I don't let anything else get in my way.

Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration.

I'm always focused.

Discipline has been a key factor to my success.

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.

No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.

Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

Discipline is the quality that carries over from gymnastics to acting.

I don't think I've had to change anything, really, apart from being more serious and focussed on my drive. One thing I've realised is that you get out what you put in and because of that my work rate has increased ten fold.

If you know you're supported, you're going to work harder, you're going to be more focused on your mission.

I try to stay focused.

I enjoy hard work; I love setting goals and achieving them.

My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset.

My point is, if you want to achieve anything in life, it is not enough to merely wish for it. You must develop that kind of 4:30 AM discipline that distinguishes you from others.

When I step back and look at all of these really successful people that I've worked with, one thing I do take away from it is how hard they work and how focused they are.

Other kids had more talent, but I was the most focused.