A Quote by Alton Brown

I do know I'm a control freak. — © Alton Brown
I do know I'm a control freak.
When it's time to make music, that's about getting lost for me. To be a control freak is not half as good as being a freak who's casually in control. You're feeling around in the dark for something that feels good.
I'm not a control freak in that like I boss everybody around, but like a control freak and like, I like knowing exactly what I get to do that day and having a say.
I think that if you're somebody who's a control freak, the process would make you crazy, but I'm kind of a process freak, so I'm excited to see what he does with it. I know it's not going to be my book, so just starting with that knowledge frees me from having to get all freaked out about it.
I never doubted that if I applied myself and tried to learn that I would good at it. I've had a lot of lucky turns, no doubt. But it's actually been a fairly direct line from control-freak, cartoon-obsessed kindergartner to control-freak, cartoon-obsessed executive producer.
I was a straight arrow, a control freak. I didn't do drugs or drink, and this was the '70s. I didn't like the loss of control. Which isn't exactly right, because I didn't know what happened when you did drugs.
I collaborate with people who know I'm a control freak.
I don't like anything that's too confining. I'm sort of a control freak, so anything that makes me feel like I'm out of control is a bit uncomfortable. But you know how it is, sometimes it's good to live a little!
When we give of ourselves, our time, and our money, we're also giving up control. As a control freak myself, I know that sounds scary, but I've learned that the momentary lack of control forces me to look at what I do have and truly count my blessings. I have clean drinking water. I have food on my table. I have a roof over my head and clothes on my back. Suddenly, my panic-stricken mindset is replaced with gratitude.
I'm far more relaxed with German. I'm a control freak. I like to know exactly who's saying and doing what.
I'm a bit of a control freak, and I had to realize you can't control everything in your life.
I'm a control freak. If you're going to slap my name on something, I would like to control it.
An actor who's a control freak, that doesn't work. We have to be malleable. We cannot come in and try to control or dominate.
That's why I love music - because I'm such a control freak, and it's the only thing that I can't really control.
Festivals are the best because you can't control anything, and for a control freak like me, that's a wonderful experience.
I'm such a control freak. I want to control even my own death. Decide when I will die and how.
I'm a control freak, even though I can be scatterbrained off stage. The only way I can have fun is if I know where everything is.
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