Quotes About Priorities

There are certain things I couldn't write because they're not intrinsic to my beliefs. For instance, I couldn't write a hero or heroine who didn't put children first.

I try to invest smart. I'm not a baller. I'm not a blinger.

Acting is just part of my life. It is not my life. Whatever time I invest in acting I give my 100 per cent. But there are other things which are also important and I like to give equal attention to them.

I didn't buy Bentleys. I didn't live large. I invested in me. I invested in a lot of other people.

When you grow up in America today, most schools don't teach you about money and investing. You could literally take a class in woodshop or auto in high school and not take a class on money.

The Indian film industry does not believe in investing financial resources in scripts.

Most business schools are geared toward churning out investment bankers and management consultants.

Rather than play politics with funding our government, pitting one group against another, we should make strong investments in our future.

I hate it when I have to abandon my children. I politely turn down most of the invitations I get from abroad and try to fly only when it's absolutely necessary.

I still have a day job, so I don't think I'll be a full-time Shark, but if they ever invited me back, I'd be more than happy to do it.

The iPad was my first splurge after I got my first paychecks. I paid off the debt, and I now bring the iPad with me to auditions.

I find it very difficult to say no when I'm in Ireland. You do end up going around doing lots of events and things and not getting work done, and it's not just a question of having hours at the desk.

I think records are irrelevant, but I'm being approached about it all the time. If I could avoid it, that would be great.

At times, it is hard to say no to a film, but that happens, because you can't do a film due to date issues.

People need to focus on bigger issues instead of whether George Bush is an idiot or not.

My family are happy in Italy. We're first, and I'm top scorer. What more could I ask for?

I take it to heart that, for example, there aren't enough funds for AIDS research, but people pay 20 times the value of an item of clothing.

I don't actually know the most expensive thing I've ever bought. It would probably be a jacket, because I don't really spend that much on any other things.

It makes a lot more sense for us to be investing in jobs and education rather than jails and incarceration.

The main thing I learned in jail was how much I love my kids, that I never want to be away from them again.

In fact, if they didn't let me commute, I would not have taken the role because I wanted to graduate high school with my classmates. I remember my agent's jaw dropping when I told him if I couldn't commute I didn't want the role.

High school for me was not all that fun. I think it's a lot more fun after when you realize that high school ends, and everything that's important at that time is sort of not important if people don't like your jeans or whatever. It doesn't matter.

I go out and date people, but I don't have that relationship, where you know, I'm like Jennifer Lopez, like I'm going to get married.

I think there are bigger problems in the world than Jeremy Clarkson.