Quotes About Learning

Everything about camera movement, about how film was made, shot architecture, and time management... I was horrible at all that.

The roles that have come into my life have taught me - and in that time period maybe I didn't even know it, but whatever came up or whatever it is that you have to express at that time, has benefitted me in a particular way.

Meryl Streep is my favorite actor of all time, period. That would be a dream to be in something with her. I just think there's so much I can learn from her.

When I was growing up I spent a lot of time reading about ancient China and was really fascinated.

I think that one of the things you have to do to become a storyteller is spend a lot of time reading stories.

If you spend all your time reading books that you only pretend to understand, year after year, there isn't much room for anything else.

I feel like if I'm going to take time reading, I better be learning.

I actually spent a lot of time reading about how professional managers work. And how people build bridges.

The songs of Raghavan Master are timeless. There are a lot of things that a student of music has to learn from them. He expressed his thoughts not through words, but music.

I grew up with Shakespeare, and there are so many wonderful teachings in those plays. The stories are all so unique and timeless. There is just so much learning in that body of work, and that is something I will always go back to.

When you become a first timer in a thing, there's no way you can know everything.

Knowledge is not skill. Knowledge plus ten thousand times is skill.

You learn a lot more when you're going through a rough period compared to the good times when everything goes your way.

Injury in general teaches you to appreciate every moment. I've had my share of injuries throughout my career. It's humbling. It gives you perspective. No matter how many times I've been hurt, I've learned from that injury and come back even more humble.

You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.

Cooking is like snow skiing: If you don't fall at least 10 times, then you're not skiing hard enough.

Sometimes you have to lie to yourself to get through the criticism, and then you're in your closet crying. It's been like that for me a couple of times, but I only want to learn from those things.

There are times when you are growing through experiences, but sometimes there is a point of diminishing returns in terms of growth.

At different times I taught humanities, social sciences and pre-vocational education.

It is so conceited and timid to be ashamed of one's mistakes. Of course they are mistakes. Go on to the next.

One thing I've learned from 'Strictly' is timing and the craft of the talk.

Just because you used one set on one guy and had success doesn't mean you can use that exact set, that exact timing, the next time.

Everything in life is about timing. I've been able to have my experiences and learn from them and kind of figure out the thing that works for me and is best for me, and that's all I can really say.

While you're learning guitar, figure out the drums, too. Not only does it help you have great timing, but it helps you understand how a band works.