Pressure to Deliver Quotes

In the TV business, you've got to write fast, and someone will tell you, 'Can you rewrite this episode before... 6 P.M.?' So that's when you rewrite it. You can't wait for the muse to show up.

You're only as good as your last kick.

It's no secret that the expectations are very high here at Bayern. We are under pressure all the time. But we've often proved we can deal with it.

There is always a lot of pressure at Chelsea, but we are used to this and have to make sure we keep winning games.

The scariest thing in my life is the first morning of production on all my movies. It's the fear of failing, the loss of face, and a sense of guilt that everybody puts their faith in you and not coming through.

Creativity is a highfalutin word for the work I have to do between now and Tuesday.

There's always pressure at a big club.

I think there's a certain amount of pressure depending on how demanding the part is, depending on how great the material is. I feel a certain amount of pressure to rise to the occasion.

Every day, you're only as good as your last show.

It's easier to debut in a game than make a comeback, because in the latter, people know you and expect something from you. When you're playing your first match, they're just excited and don't know what you're capable of.

You don't want to disappoint. Especially someone like me who's been out of music for years and hasn't had an album in like, four years.

There's pressure on each and every game.

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.

There's a certain amount of pressure that comes from playing real people. It's a pressure to deliver something fair and right to the real person and any living relatives. But generally, it's a joy, as you get to target your interest on a particular era.

It certainly helps, I think, with some actors to understand the process of acting. You see what extraordinary pressure they're under, there's a huge circus dedicated to a particular moment and they're got to deliver and it can help that you, even if empathetically alone, understand what they're doing.

I know a manager doesn't ever have time to look long-term. You have to support everything with results.

I had three weeks of prep on 'Wolfman,' a ridiculously inadequate amount of time to try to bring together the fractured and scattered pieces of the production. I had taken the job mostly because I had a cash flow problem, the only time in my career I've ever let finances enter into the decision process.

It is always a battle; it doesn't matter in which club or which position. If you don't perform well, even when you start, you might lose your spot in any position.

The pressure is always there with Bayern, but we can cope with it.

When you're headlining, people are paying to come see you specifically. It's a different kind of pressure, because you've got to deliver. You've got to give these people what they paid for. It's a different mind state, a different type of mentality, but it's honestly a pretty good problem to have, you know?

I think everyone shares a fear of failure-that you're only as good as your most recent collection.

Having an audience in the studio makes you perform rather than just act.

The pressure is on the big teams.

I like the pressure of having to perform so people will come to me.

When my number is called, nobody cares if I am a starter or not. They just care if I make plays or if I'm productive.