Quotes About Attention

Well that's the point: People don't normally take away things from films anymore. You go and see a $100 million film, half an hour later, your biggest concern is what are you going to be eating.

It's normally the kiss of death to be identified as a rising star, or someone to watch.

On some sets, if a helicopter goes by, what would normally happen is that somebody would go, 'There's a helicopter. Stop.' I'd never stop for a helicopter. I am always trying to make sure that the machine is in service to the actors.

Norman Rockwell - even though we think of him as a great American artist, in a lot of museums he has not garnered that kind of attention. And it's this kind of accessibility that we're trying to bring - not looking down on any art.

I need to be looking at what's important in North Carolina, and you better believe that's what I will do.

I'm not interested in being in 'Heat Magazine.'

I focus on football. I'm not interested in gossip.

As a black person in this country, I am always frustrated by the lack of attention my people's issues get. But at least the news and politicians are talking about not talking about our issues. Native issues are basically ignored.

This is the fight game. I'm not worried or scared about absolutely anybody who's not talking about me.

Even when we're not talking about Trump, we're talking about Trump.

I started out in Scotland, not as a footballer of any note, and I didn't play to draw the attention of people abroad.

In the first place, you must pay great attention to the key note.

When the whole team is doing well and you're at the top people take note of what you are doing.

I just got to hear every note. After I left Birdland, I started working at the Jazz Gallery. In the end, I still couldn't play, but I knew how to listen. I was probably the world's best listener.

Once you start playing a piece, there is a connection between every note. You cannot say, 'I will not concentrate on this note.' You cannot ignore things the way you do in the rest of your life.

When you come out, and if you're saying something worth taking note of, then people will give you their ears. If you're not, it's whatever.

Note to all men: If you're going to make mention of something that a woman did, like wear cowboy boots, make sure you've got the right woman!

When you're in a meeting and you pull out your paper notebook, people look at you and go, 'Oh, he's taking a note.' But if you're in a meeting and you pull out your iPad, they go, 'Oh, he's checking Facebook.'

I'll put it this way: I couldn't just go out the practice without looking at the playbook, without looking at notes. I wouldn't be able to do much.

When you do good work, people will notice you.

I've always known that I wanted to be different. I wanted to stand out, so my gear is very elaborate, very blingy, very loud, because I want people to notice me, want to look like me. The Boss necklace, the ring. I want everything big.

When a magician lets you notice something on your own, his lie becomes impenetrable.

I love the idea that if you watch something twice, three times, four times, you'll continuously notice new things.

My motto is that the audience should notice the actors, not the clothes.