Adam Granduciel Quotes

The first rule of doing work that matters: Go to work on a regular basis.

I am not going to be the guy who's not pulling his weight.

I have not missed a day from work because of illness since 1956.

Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic.

I'm an actor that likes to go to work. I like going to work every day. I'm a worker by nature. I'm not someone who does one film a year and feels satisfied by that.

I work with Garry no matter what. What I wanted to keep going was the streak.

When I work, I work very hard. So I look to work with people who have that level of dedication. And I depend on that from everyone. From the director to my crews that I work with.

I don't work with inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs. I just get to work.

If I waited to be inspired to go to the gym, I'd never get there. I schedule my exercise time; I schedule my work time. This is especially important if you have a day job as I did while writing my first seven novels.

I work for every film with the same amount of diligence.

You've got to have the same attitude each day. You've got to show up to work.

Writing's not precious to me. It's not a thing that requires specific environment. You know, it's my job. Just like anybody with a job, you have to do your job when you don't feel like it, regardless of how good or bad the conditions are, regardless of how good or bad you might feel on any particular day.

I've never cancelled any public appearance, simply because that's what my life is; it's doing my work, and I never want to stop doing my work unless it becomes impossible for me to do it.

The one ironclad rule is that I have to try. I have to walk into my writing room and pick up my pen every weekday morning.

I've worked my whole life and never missed a deadline.

Working with Michael Chiklis is a lesson in professionalism and staying focused. That's what Chiklis brings all day long.

Out of my discomforts, which were small enough, grew one thing for which I have all my life been grateful, the formation of fixed habits of work.

Beyonce was just always full-out. She's like a beast. So you learn that no matter how you feel, just do it. Just like Nike: 'Just Do It.'

A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it.

I usually sit down at 8 A.M. and work through to 7 P.M., with breaks that total no more than an hour and a half.

One thing I never want to be accused of is not working.

I work every single day, even on Sundays.

I don't take off as many days as most other producers and songwriters, so I'm working every single day, and I do songs every day. So it's just about finding time, scheduling, getting in and cutting the records. I make it happen and that's the name of the game. It's no excuses - you gotta figure it out.

If you want to succeed at any job, make yourself invaluable. Go the extra mile; make them never be able to imagine what life without you there would be like.

I spent two months on the first draft, working 8 hours a day, five days a week.