Jim Loehr Quotes

To be honest, everything in my life outside of tennis is great. I'm doing amazing projects that, if I didn't have time off, I wouldn't be able to focus on.

In college, everything's structured. In the NBA, it's like, you have a lot of free time, and you have to use it wisely. A lot of the time, you're in a hotel room all day. And rest is really the most important thing. Then, just trying to enjoy yourself and have fun.

But it's mostly about pacing yourself when you do these movies.

When I worked with Jamie Lee Curtis in 'True Lies', she told me, You need a plan B, because when you have six months to a year off, you can go nuts. You need to have another focus.

It's so hard to keep everything balanced in life.

The only thing that's a challenge for me is not working. I get depressed when I'm not in motion.

I don't quite have the energy for extra curricular activities. I have to pace myself a little bit more.

The most difficult thing about my job is that I do a lot of 19-hour days. It's really difficult to have a life, never mind a relationship. I don't have any regrets, really. I'm quite content. I'm very stubborn and persistent. I just keep working.

I want balance in my life.

I pushed myself way too hard during the first year of Veronica Mars and I got moody and run-down. Now I'll go to bed early instead of going out with friends. It's not always the most fun option, but I know I need at least eight hours of sleep to feel balanced.

When you're doing a movie, your body doesn't allow you to get sick until you finish.

You have to watch all sides of your advancement, you have to make sure people's bodies and minds are healthy and their morale is cool before you can really go out and play great music.

You find your limits by going out and trying. We're just like anybody else in any other job. You just can't work 90 hour weeks. You can't do it. We can't sing seven days a week.

Procrastination is your body telling you you need to back off a bit and think more about what you are doing.

For everybody in their busy lives, you need to invest in sharpening your tools, and you need to invest in longevity.

I get restless easily so I always want to keep working, but I am trying to pace it as well.

When you're a working actor and you're happy to be one, you can't focus all your energy on acting because you will go crazy. You have to focus as much energy as you can away from yourself.

As long as I'm productive, staying healthy and doing the right things, I should be fine.

In the beginning, I took on every opportunity because I was so determined to get my name and music out there. You can get your sleep, but honestly your brain needs a break, too, and so many people forget that.

I've been told many times that I should give up trying to find balance in my life, but I refuse.

I'm around a world-class staff that is pushing me to the limit while making sure I don't break myself, which is something I've had a problem with.

You have to discipline yourself and not carry the character with you. You need to switch it off and take time to re-energize.

We know a great deal more about the causes of physical disease than we do about the causes of physical health.

Even though my work life is very intense, I make a conscious effort to be healthy.

If you spend a lot of energy on things that are wastes of time, then you waste energy, get sick, and die faster.