No one starts a war—or rather, no one in his senses ought to do so—without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by that war, and how he intends to conduct it.
The first step is clearly defining what it is you're after, because without knowing that, you'll never get it.
I've always been the kid who's known what they wanted to do.
To solve a problem or to reach a goal, you don't need to know all the answers in advance. But you must have a clear idea of the problem or the goal you want to reach.
Goals that are not written down and developed into plans are like bullets without powder in the cartridge. People with unwritten goals go through life shooting blanks.
Having a goal in your mind helps you manifest it in some way.
Personal Vision is often the catalyst for wise decisions.
If a director, I believe, has vision and knows so clearly what they want, then you can have a film that can perform. Whereas you can have done 50 movies, but if you're unsure this time, your movie may not turn out.
Those who reach decisions promptly and definitely, know what they want, and generally get it.
Top people have very clear goals. They know who they are and they know what they want. They write it down and they make plans for its accomplishment.
The kids are the ones that have a clarity about what they want. They don't have any wisdom, but they do have a clear understanding about what they want to have happen.
Everybody thinks you can get by by being Mr. Nice Guy, but that's not what winning programs do. Winning programs have a plan.
I think you really have to know what you want if you want to be an artist. Otherwise, you just kind of end up in space, just floating around.
People who consistently win have a clear and thoughtful strategy. They know what they need to do and when they need to do it. They write it down so they stay on course, and avoid any alternative that does not get them closer to the finish line.
I like people who have clarity about their work.
The first fifteen minutes of your day should be spent planning your day. Set specific goals as to what you will accomplish. These clear goals will give you focal points on which you can govern your actions and provide your with a template you can live your day from.
You must have a clear mental picture of the correct thing before you can do it successfully.
Just do it. Get it down on the page. Work hard. And then let go. Ask yourself why you want to write. You have to be clear about that.
Sharing the same vision for what's on the page is always a good idea. The director's job is to establish what that is and make sure that everyone sticks to it when it comes down to actually executing it. Establishing what the vision is and being able to stick to it is the job, and everyone should be on the same page going in.
Where will wants not, a way opens.
What an immense power over life is the power of possessing distinct aims.
You don't want to be starting a film not knowing what you want to do.
The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.
Until a man selects a DEFINITE PURPOSE IN LIFE, he dissipates his energies & spreads his thoughts over so many subjects & in so many different directions that they lead not to power, but to indecision & weakness.
Give a man a clear-cut job and let him do it.
