Lucian Freud Quotes

The lesson I learned is that sometimes the task you have at hand needs all of your concentration and focus.

Writing requires the concentration of the writer, demands that nothing else be done except that.

Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.

I try to stay focused.

You may not have any extra talent, but maybe you are just paying more attention to what you are doing.

The F-word here is focus.

You need to have laser focus on doing your job.

I like working on the pitch, staying focused.

When you're in the field, you just focus on the task at hand.

Good performance is about the capacity to focus and concentrate.

When I'm doing something, I do work hard at it.

I tend to be so lost in the work that I don't notice the weather. My partner will come home and say, 'Beautiful day, wasn't it?' and I'll say, 'Was it?' as I won't have noticed the real world at all.

It's all about work when you reach up, tap in and step on that field. You don't mess around when you go through that gate.

The thing to remember is that the work comes first, and not to get distracted by anything else. If you keep focused on the work, everything else will fall into place. That's my mantra now.

To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.

Success in any endeavor requires single-minded attention to detail and total concentration.

Genius is nothing but continued attention.

Play so that you may be serious.

I'm always focused.

When things aren't working out, we have a tendency to say, 'Go do other things,' but you shouldn't do other things. You need to stay at your desk and continue to try to write. You need to insist on it.

When I'm on set, I do whatever I can to find my focus.

I was born with an ability to concentrate very hard on a job for a long time.

If you really want to write, then shut yourself in a room, close the door, and WRITE. If you don't want to write, do something else. It's as simple as that.

When I step on the field, it's on. I know it's time to go to work.

I'm very big on focus.