Meeting Expectations Quotes

People who don't know me are so negative about me. When they finally meet me, they change that negative into a positive.

Fans always have an opinion of their own. We only try to live up to their expectations.

We all know our duty better than we discharge it.

Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do.

You feel pressure when other people's expectations are higher than your own.

What we are doing is satisfying the American public. That's our job. I always say we have to give most of the people what they want most of the time. That's what they expect from us.

Giving people what they want isn't always what they want.

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.

I have just taken on a great responsibility. I will do my utmost to meet it.

I live to service you

I think the fans are going to expect a lot from me, as they should.

Just do what you're supposed to.

When you do 'Before Sunset,' you know while it's a limited audience, there was a very small group of people that love 'Before Sunrise.' You feel a certain pressure to make sure that you uphold a level of quality that has been a bar. You set a bar and you have to at least match it.

I don't want to over-promise and under-deliver.

If you want to please me very much, you will fall down when I shoot you," -Oates The White Darkness

Performance should be made square with promise.

It took us three years to even come close to catching up with the demand a little bit.

I think the most important thing about playing is to walk out with confidence, look the people right in the eye and say 'Here I am,' and go and do your thing. As soon as they know you're confident, they're confident. As long as you adjust to them you're not in trouble. You should eyeball them, find out what they want, and give it to them. They didn't pay to come out and look at the tapestries.

Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf.

In the end, you make your reputation and you have your success based upon credibility and being able to provide people who are really hungry for information what they want.

Don't avoid eye contact and don't be late

Give the people what they want and then go have a hamburger.

When the audience expects you to do a good job, you become more choosy. It becomes a responsibility.

I do my very utmost to live and act in such a manner that the Führer should remain satisfied with me... but whether I shall always be able to cope with the tasks entrusted to me in the future as well, is an open question.

It is difficult to meet fan expectations, especially when people say, 'Oh, the last one was the best one.' It creates more pressure each time for the next game to top the last one.