April Bloomfield Quotes

Mediocrity scares me. It's the fear of not being as good as you want to be. If you give over to that fear, it will sabotage you. As much as I can, I try to use that fear to guide me.

I am never satisfied with myself and that is what keeps me going - I have no post-satisfaction.

I'm such a perfectionist. I want to do better and better.

Being a perfectionist is not an evil thing.

Looking for perfection is the only way to motivate yourself.

I'm a perfectionist. I'm pretty much insatiable. I feel there's so many things I can improve on.

I'm never happy with my performances. I always want to prove more and more things.

I've been a guy who's never really been satisfied. Work hard, try to figure out ways to improve, try to figure out ways to sustain a certain level of play.

I'm my hardest critic because I know what I can do and I strive to be as perfect as I can be even though I know it's not possible.

I was the World Champ, but I should be better.

I feel like I need to improve in every area. That might shock people, but I'm never satisfied with my game.

I admire Hrithik Roshan for his work a lot. He has an edge over others because he is very hard on himself, he's never complacent, and he's still not happy with that. How much more perfect can you get than that?

I've always been like this - insecure - because I'm striving for something that can't be attained. I don't just want to be OK at this: I want to be the best at it, and I've never achieved that in my mind.

People - myself included - expect a certain standard from me. I always have to elaborate or improve on my playing. My success hasn't made me at all laid-back. That relentless drive is still there.

The relentless pursuit of perfection has been my problem over the years. It's maybe held me back.

We're taught at such a young age that you can always be better and that you're never perfect and that you're never good enough.

I get angry if I do things wrong, but that's what keeps me going. I want to do my best.

I think everyone shares a fear of failure - that you're only as good as your most recent collection. That's definitely a fear, but it's a fear that fuels me, that makes me want to work harder, that makes me take on more challenges.

I always say I've given 24 insufficient performances and I'm looking forward to the time in my life when I'll do something that I think is good. There's always stuff you can do better, stuff that maybe you didn't uncover enough. But if you do something that you truly believe is perfect, then that's got to be the last movie you do.

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

I'm chasing perfection.

What drives me is trying to be perfect.

One of the by-products of being a perfectionist and constantly trying to improve myself are sobering feelings of low-grade anxiety and a nagging sense of inadequacy. But this is not anxiety without a purpose. No, this anxiety keeps me humble. It creates a healthy tension that serves as the catalyst that drives me to fulfill my limited potential.

I keep setting the bar higher for myself in terms of what I'm trying to accomplish.

Being an actor, you go through this thing where you want to be the best, and I think, in life in general, you go through this thing where you want to be the best always, constantly.