Judi Dench Quotes

Once you have had success there are always people focusing on why it happened. Inevitably, there is a lot of scrutiny when you don't achieve the same again.

When you win, that's what you're expected to do and when you lose, people get on your back.

There's a lot more pressure on me at United. There are people out there trying to shoot you down.

I learned that when you do the best job that you can do, some people will idolize you, others won't care, and some will vilify you.

I felt very honored, and I knew that people would be watching very closely, and I felt it was very, very important that I do a good job.

Audiences deserve better.

That's true, you don't want to let anybody down and here are millions of people who've been waiting for their favorite characters to be brought to life and you don't want to disappoint.

I have so much to live up to as well as live down.

Captains are always criticised.

When things go well, the quarterback is the one who sees all the attention. When things go wrong, they are the ones who get criticized the most.

Criticism is part of being at a club like Arsenal. You always have to win and when you're not winning you have to be prepared for that. It's part of your job.

I know awards give great responsibilities and audience will certainly expect more from you.

When they take you with the eighth pick, I don't want to say pressure, but you've got a lot of people counting on you.

With success comes expectation, and I know the expectation on me is going to be pretty high.

Once I had all the attention, all I had to do was deliver.

If I am incompetent, I am useless, the people of India will see that.

I think maybe in a way it gets worse because you come in with a real reputation and they've paid you lots of money and all that.

I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing.

The one thing you can't do when you're highly ranked is relax.

If I didn't do well at Wimbledon maybe Chinese people will forget about me.

There is a great responsibility on the team to perform well, because our supporters and the whole of the country are expecting us to do just that.

You're only as good as your last collection, which is an enormous pressure.

When you're 0-2 in the Super Bowl, they say unkind things about you. They say, 'He can't win the big one.' And that's the worst thing that can be said about you.

We simply must do better.

I know how prone we are to censure and how ready to blame others for the non-fulfillment of our expectations. This is unbecoming in a generous people, and I grieve to see its expression. The general remedy for the want of success in a military commander is his removal. I have been prompted by these reflections more than once since my return from Pennsylvania to propose to Your Excellency the propriety of selecting another commander for this army.