Michael Bay Quotes

The real measure of success is the number of experiments that can be crowded into 24 hours.

Sometimes time constraints bring out something cool.

Speed is absolutely key to creativity. The more time it takes to create something, the less likely you are to create something.

I like to work fast.

We must use time creatively.

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.

Actually I like working kind of fast, because if you got it, why bother doing it over and over?

'In Praise of Slowness' chronicles the global trend towards deceleration that has come to be known as the Slow Movement. Don't worry, though: it is not a Luddite rant. I love speed. Going fast can be fun, liberating and productive. The problem is that our hunger for speed, for cramming more and more into less and less time, has gone too far.

I've always wanted to do things as fast as possible.

I love working quickly. I don't like to do thousands of takes, and I don't want to do thousands of set ups.

People say, 'How does having kids change your writing? Do you see the world through their eyes?' No - you just become a faster songwriter... In the old days, you'd be like, 'Oh I'm gonna work on this song for a few days.'

I wanted to automate any part of my life that I could. And the over-the-top solutions are more fun than the useful ones.

It should take you 15 minutes to make a song, and then get out of there.

One of the key principles we have at Amazon is 'by a fraction.' We like to get things done quickly.

I try to do anything I can to quicken things up.

I learned to value speed in everything I do.

I'm obsessed with speed. I'm always asking myself, 'Why can't we do things faster? Why can't it happen more efficiently? Why is this requiring three meetings instead of one?'

I'm like a big old hen. I can't cluck too long about the egg I've just laid because I've got 5 more inside me pushing to get out.

I write at high speed because boredom is bad for my health.

I'm very comfortable with being productive. I like doing things, and I like creating things. As far as being powerful, I guess I'm comfortable with it. It's not really how I think of myself.

I like to move quickly. I don't like the nature of television of just sitting around and overshooting.

Do as many ideas as possible. The right idea will pick you.

I've found that there isn't any correlation whatsoever between the hours put in and the quality of what comes out. Most of the Beatles' songs probably originated in about five minutes.

I think that 60 percent of inspiration is organization.

Procrastinate strategically... Procrastination may be the enemy of productivity but it can be a valuable resource for creativity.