Quotes About Priorities

That's the beautiful thing about being a father for the first time; it has really made me get my concentration levels in check.

I think it's the business part of the word show business that causes me the most concern.

I had parents in the business and they made sure that the art was the biggest concern.

If I feel any marginalisation, it's because the things that concern me aren't so important to other people.

And when you're a coach your main concern is the players and the coaches. The last concern you have is really about yourself.

I don't consider the first-world concerns any less important than the third-world ones.

People ask me, 'How do you remember your lines?' That's nothing. That is the least of my concerns.

I am a son, husband and father of two children. I have to take care of their needs and concerns.

I hope my desire to travel so much isn't forever because it's not the most conducive lifestyle for a relationship or a family by any means.

I must confess I took a couple or three jobs just for the money.

The American people do not care which Party solves the problems confronting our nation.

Somewhere along the way, things got confused, and the pop-star side of my career got in the way of my musician side.

People find it confusing I'm in a band, even though music was my main thing before acting.

I made a conscious decision after I did 'The Duchess of Malfi' at the Old Vic in 2012, when my daughter was six months old, to try doing more screen work.

It wasn't me. I couldn't go on set every day, get my hair curled for hours and sit with all that make-up. It just didn't do it for me. I took a conscious decision to stop working in Bollywood movies at that time.

God lays claim to all firsts. So when you keep for yourself something that belongs to God you are desecrating what is to be consecrated to God.

I'm not a material guy, so I don't need to surround myself with wealth.

When I had my daughter, my priorities shifted. Being in the world of fashion you have to be very self-absorbed and surrounded by people that are self-absorbed.

Some people have a hard time getting rid of stuff. If that's you, pray for God to give you the courage to get rid of things you don't really need or things He wants you to give away. This will help keep your surroundings organized and clutter-free.

I think somebody ought to do a survey as to how many great, important men have quit to spend time with their families who spent any more time with their family.

Survival is important, art is secondary. If you aren't alive, how can you create art?

Believe me, I understand the need for easy and speedy. After a 12-hour day of shooting 'Chopped,' say, I'm talking stir-fry, spaghetti, heck, peanut-butter sandwiches. But that's not about the joy of food. That's survival.

When you're placed in a world where survival is the main focus, a lot of that other stuff, like wrongdoings in the past, become obsolete. You have to focus on the here and now.

Television allows for survival, which is the basic issue for me. You have to decide how much money is enough. You can't get carried away with the hunt for money. But there are times it shows up, and you need to grab it, and that allows you to hunt for a better script.