I think of these things as obstacles rather than opportunities, because if they were opportunities it means I actually took the business of doing them seriously. To take myself too seriously is the gentle kiss of death.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't want to say I took myself too seriously, but I put a lot of pressure on myself coming out of school. I saw so many people leave the business behind, certain opportunities disappear for folks who had to go into other professions. That kind of terrified me. As a result, I wanted things to happen really quickly.
Take events in your life seriously, take work seriously, but don't take yourself seriously, or you'll become affected, pompous and boring.
How do you take what you do as seriously as possible but not so seriously that it ends up inhibiting what you do?
I am the kind of guy who has never taken myself too seriously. I mean, I am very serious about what I do; I'm very serious about the creative process and everything, but at the end of the day, I am just another lucky geek who got to live out a dream, you know?
I don't take myself terribly seriously. It's why I can be incredibly honest about my life.
I try not to take myself too seriously, but I do take my work seriously.
Although I don't take myself very seriously, I do take my work extraordinarily seriously.
I've never taken myself too seriously, I'm not into that.
I thought if I wanted people to take me seriously, I needed to act serious and not reveal too much of my private life so people could seriously accept me in different things.
I've never really taken anything very seriously. I enjoy life because I enjoy making other people enjoy it.