Lee Seung-gi Quotes

I only want to do better work. That's the focus of my life.

I'm always focused on constantly developing.

My best investment, as cliched as this sounds, is the money I've spent developing myself, via books, workshops and coaching. Leadership begins within, and to have a better career, start by building a better you.

I still take acting, singing, and dance classes. I think no matter where you go in your career, you can always learn more and better yourself.

All the time, as an actor, you want to be asking what's next and where things are going. If you're not asking those questions, you're not growing.

My father is just getting better and better, and that speaks so well of the way he approaches the work.

There are some aspects of work you need to keep working on and no matter what environment you are in. Continuous learning is very important. It's what I call 'competitive tension', which is about having a competition around.

My philosophy is whatever you do, you've got to invest in yourself. If you don't, there are a lot of people out there who will get the job because they're more prepared than you.

Don't you think it astonishing that, at 58, I am still working at improving my career?

When you get to a certain point in your career, it's easy to just phone it in, to get complacent. If you're not careful, you can stop challenging yourself.

I want to improve every season, every training session. I'll continue that until I finish my career.

For a long time, I played for me, for my career.

If you choose to take care of yourself, you're going to get more mileage for your career.

All I've ever wanted is to improve myself and become the best, which is the reason I joined Real in the first place.

Right now, at the age of 22, I'm making a living off of this and I'm building, not only just my brand, but I'm also building myself bell-to-bell. I'm building myself when that red light's on and I want to keep doing it.

You always want to get better, and I think that will remain true for the rest of my career.

I get very competitive with myself and always look to better myself from my previous projects. I have learned that it's important to work on the craft than the project.

The truth is I've trained myself for much of my career.

One quality of leaders and high achievers in every area seems to be a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.

The only job security you have today os your commitment to continuous personal improvement.

A career must be husbanded. Care must be taken. Everyday must bring some small bit of progress. How would an artist with any self-worth act? Act that way.

I want to keep working with the best, keep going and be a better actor each time I go and dive into something.

So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really know how to channel it or where to take it, so I don't take it quite as well.

I keep working because I learn something new all the time.

No man has a right to expect to succeed in life unless he understands his business, and nobody can understand his business thoroughly unless he learns it by personal application and experience.