[left]I have been an active lurker :argh: on CGTalk for a few years now-and always find myself reading and re-reading certain peoples posts. My favorite member is most definately JackDeth, with his ‘no bullshit, tell it as it is’ attitude.
My brother and I started up our own company earlier this year, and have some of JD’s quotes printed up and stuck on the walls in our rather small, extremely hot, studio. Heres some favorites:
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"Frustration is a test that seperates the strong from the weak."
Ownership comes with a mountain or respondsibility that most people (even senior supervisiors) can’t ever understand. And its not always fun. Be ready for sleepless nights from never ending pressure, get ready for having people hate you no matter what descision you make, and brace yourself for dealing with people who betray you and try to **** you at every turn.
…but I wouldn’t change it for anything in the world.
“If you take all the risk, then you get to make all the calls, so that you alone can benifit from all the rewards.”
"I’ve always like the saying “if partners are so good, then why doesn’t God have one?”
“a company without focus or purpose is a company that will be lost. It can take YEARS of aiming a company down a certain path before it ever pays off. And if you don’t have a gameplan, then you might as well give up now.”
“Some people are just so narrowed minded, and they think they know everything when in fact they have no clue at all for what it takes to run a company with all the debt hanging over your head like a 10 ton stack of bricks.”
Don’t fall in love with your work. It’s not your art, but the art of the person that is paying you.
To not push, is to fail.
All of the good reviews of bad work, takes away from the same good reviews of good work.
What stops people is thier lack of passion. Everyone talks a big game, but few will put thier money and lifestyle where thier mouth is. It’s taken me over 15 years to get to the point of doing our first feature, and it comes as a result of lots of blood, sweat, and tears.
Excuses are only for the weak and short-sighted.
ON OFFICE COOLING I just put two car-sized AC’s in the machine room… 30 tonnes goes a long way.
Q) Given that you’re an extremely driven individual, I wonder what your thoughts are on the balance between personal life and a career.
JD) There is no balance for me. I went to Paris to relax and I was bored after 5 hours. I need to work.
“here are no rewards if you take no risks”
“There are too many companys and people fighting for a finite amount of work and money, so it all comes down to who wants it the most.”
“If you get lazy, or you think too highly of yourself, then you are asking for trouble. We aim at 3 targets; this week, two months from now, and nine months from now. As long as you keep hitting those targets then the cash flow stays stable.”
“The trick is knowing that you aren’t always the smartest person, and even dumb people can have great ideas. You also need to know that sometimes you have to lose a battle to win a war.”
“With that said, these crazy schedules projects are a niche market that I enjoy. Its fun and scary all at once, and if you can pull it of you become a hero.”
[b]" Maybe people should realize that this is a lifestyle, not just a job."
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[left] Do you guys have any inspirational one-liners from other CGTalk members? Any quotes that you have read that would make killer motivational posters? POST EM! :)[/left]
