Christian Nestell Bovee Quotes

I don't want to be jack of all, master of none. I want to focus completely and excel as an actor with every project.

I don't believe in doing everything and being mediocre at all of them. I believe in being good at one thing.

Just do what you do best.

I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing.

Identify your niche and dominate it. And when I say dominate, I just mean work harder than anyone else could possibly work at it.

You owe it to all of us all get on with what you're good at.

I want to do one thing and do it well.

I want to know everything there is to know about a specific area. And it's winning at that mastery that really drives me. I want to be best at something. I don't even know what 'this' is, but there's this inner drive to be the best.

Those who attain any excellence, commonly spend life in one pursuit; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.

You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional.

I'd rather be a big fish in a specialized pond than a little, little fish in a more generalized big pond.

No one intellect should ever strive for distinction in more than one pursuit. Those who boast of preeminence in many arts are either divinely endowed or utterly shameless or simply mad.

The thing that you do obsessively between the ages of 13 and 18 is the thing that you stand the best chance of being world class at.

I believe in doing what I am best at. I don't want to waste my energy in other things; instead, I would put all that in reaching the next level in a craft that I love the most.

It takes many years to prove yourself the best in the world.

When you have a deep focus, you can't go wrong at all. Not when you're an expert at what you do.

There's not enough said about the beauty of being able to focus on what you do well.

I cannot do a better job than a journalist. I cannot do a better job than politicians - what I can do is play my football.

Better to master one mountain than a thousand foothills.

He who is wise puts aside all claims which may dissipate his attention, and confining himself to one branch excels in that.

Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any.

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

Excellence in one area is the beginning of excellence in every area.

Do a few things at mastery versus many things at mediocrity.

Focus on just a few things, and do them better than anybody else.