Stephen A. Schwarzman Quotes

When you're tense and you're forcing the issue, you kind of cloud your vision, so I think just being confident and super relaxed, waiting for my timing, has really helped me.

Sometimes on sets, I shut down, try to focus.

It is a challenge at times, but trying to stay centered and balanced helps me keep things in perspective.

Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.

You can't control the world, but when you control your thoughts, you bring order.

My brain is so anxiety-prone, like a pinball machine. If I don't get up in the morning and focus my thinking, my breathing, and my being for about 12 minutes, I'm just a screwball all day long.

You know how some people get worked up about things? That's a very human thing to do. Sometimes, I don't know - like, I feel like I don't want to waste my energy doing stuff like that. I think about this on the court, too.

Keep your head on your shoulders.

You can feel up, you can feel down, and you have to keep your emotions kind of somewhere to be focused on the next ball.

If I was to get nervous, then I'm wasting my energy.

We are not a victim of our emotions or thoughts. We can understand our triggers and use them as tools to help us respond more objectively.

I'm a very emotional person. If I've got something on my mind, that would stop me from giving my best.

I don't lose my temper. I used to, but I realised I would probably die of a brain hemorrhage. So I've governed myself not to mind about things. I have no road rage or anything like that. Because it's life-shortening. And also, there's no need for it; it uses up energy.

I'm trying to stay as calm as possible and focus one day at a time, but when reality sets in, I feel everything: anxiety, excitement, nerves, pressure and joy.

I try to keep myself in what I'm doing and focused on character stuff, as opposed to getting wrapped up in worrying or being nervous. It won't benefit me, in any way, to focus on that.

I still get crazy once in a while, but just less crazy.

Learn to take responsibility for emotions, and to manage energies, always working within present resources.

Sometimes we need to tell ourselves that we're not going to do certain things, just in order to stay sane.

Emotions are products of our mind, and we can actually train ourselves to choose whether we banish or embrace them.

Sometimes I have to shut off the omnipresent disco ball and flashing lights that are always in my head. It's a part of maturing, I guess - just learning that it's not just always about a quick, easy fix of getting people to dance.

When you're going bad, sometimes you need to relax more. I've always been intense. I didn't need to be more intense.

I struggle with control.

If I could change one thing about myself I'd be less highly strung. I find my sensibility quite high maintenance.

If fear grows fat on the energy you feed it, you have to talk it down.

Negative emotions will challenge your grit every step of the way. While it's impossible not to feel your emotions, it's completely under your power to manage them effectively and to keep yourself in a position of control. When you let your emotions overtake your ability to think clearly, it's easy to lose your resolve.