Quotes About Dedication

The only thing an actor can do is, whatever lands on the carpet in the hall, you read it, and if you can't put it down, that's the job to do.

I get to work at about 7:30 or 8 unless I have a breakfast meeting.

I'm really not a party person. I'm in the business of working with 100 people every day, so I don't revel in meeting a roomful of people in my leisure time.

I really, really love what I do, and there's nothing I love more than getting on stage and playing for an audience or working on a part, getting in front of the camera, and meeting all the cool people I get to meet, and going all the cool places I get to go.

Team members have to hold each other accountable. If there's a meeting, all members have to commit to be present and to help one another; they can't just check out when they feel they're not getting any benefits.

When I'm in meetings until 5am and then have to get up two hours later for filming, sometimes I ask myself 'why?'

I usually have eight to 10 meetings a day and travel 150 days a year..._It sounds crazy, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

'Fallout 76' and 'Blades' get a lot of my time right now. I'm in more meetings as it's gotten bigger.

We went to school board meetings, we went to Little League games, and we did everything to be normal.

For me, I just love running in the big moments. That's always been the way. That is what you work so hard for. You don't work hard to run fast in practice or to run fast at small meets.

I don't come to meets to count medals. It's not what I do. It's just really for me.

I often kind of forget about my running. It's not until I'm really at these competitions and at these meets that I really remember what I do.

All I really want to do is race and get into meets and run.

I'll always give it my all, and to be with a quality manufacturer like BMW is mega.

I've made more with John Cena just by being John Cena that anyone else I've ever met. He works harder than anyone I've ever met, 30 hours a day, 500 days a year and will do anything and everything that is asked of him and couldn't possibly work harder. He is a mega draw.

When I was 16 I had a table at home in Melbourne and I hardly ever practised.

One athlete I absolutely love is Melissa Stockwell.

I'm a real mellow guy, for the most part - yeah, no, not with Kobe. By far my favorite player of all time. His career was basically my childhood.

I've been able to carve my way out with lyrics and melodies.

Not playing guitar on 'World On Fire' gave me additional time to fine-tune lyrics and melodies, which improved the songs in the end. I'm very happy with how it turned out.

Absolutely, I'm living my dream. Yeah. My wife always jokes, says I'm a big kid, you know, playing in the studio and coming up with melodies and sounds. And, you know, I wouldn't know any other way because I just have music in my head all the time, and I just love it.

I think my best songs come from me sitting at a piano, bashing my head against a brick wall for hours and hours on end to get one good melody.

I really love my family. The more independence that I get and the more freedom that I have, the more interested I am in being a dedicated and involved family member.

I'll always be a member of System of a Down. That will never change.