Quotes About Professionalism

Some days, Rafe Sullivan hated his job. The elegantly dressed woman seated in front of him had tears streaming down her face, and her once-flawless makeup was running in black streams down her cheeks. He slid the box of tissues closer to her, but she was too busy sobbing and clutching

Good at his job, I guessed, but probably not at ease with things that fall outside his comfort zone. He was going to love us.

All I do, really, is go to work and try to be professional, be on time and be prepared.

In the future, my communications with the public and with the markets will be entirely through regular and formal channels.

Secrets are the currency of intelligence work, and among professional spies a little calculated indiscretion raises the exchange rate.

If I could work with any actor it would have to be Johnny Depp. He is cool.

Fuld's commitment to his firm was evident in every discussion or encounter I had with him.

He laughed. "That counts for a lot in this office," he

and they took pride in their professionalism and expertise.

Every person has got the right to speak in public so long as it is their own point of view and it does not reflect badly on their employers, the game or other personalities in the game.

So I had to be careful. I recognized the responsibility that, whether I liked it or not, I had to accept whatever the obligation was. That was to behave in a manner, to carry myself in such a professional way, as if there ever is a reflection, it's a positive one.

To me that's part of my working day, and I would never refuse a job where I'm under several hours of makeup, because as an actor, I enjoy performing. It's about the creation of the character and the art to me, not about being comfortable and how long it all takes.

In 20 years of career and 50 professional fights, I never refused to test or failed to apply for a license to fight.

I have refused to do plenty of films since there are some scenes that I am not comfortable doing on screen.

I encountered producers who wanted to hang out after we worked, and when I refused, they wouldn't let me come back and work again... I would've have way more opportunities if I had succumbed. But it never felt right. I always felt like I was going to be successful, and I didn't want to compromise my morals.

I hold all of the songs that I have had the pleasure of recording and performing in high regard.

I have the highest possible regard for the district attorneys in the State of New York.

The men I worked for didn't look at me as having any gender at all. They regarded me more as a workhorse.

There is a finite group of major financial players... and overall, the best thing for all of us is to be in an industry that's well respected, well regarded, and well thought of.

I believe in professionalism and I believe in putting on the best possible match regardless of the scenario for our audience.

I always feel I need to do well regardless of the level of the band.

I think people know that every time I go out there, I leave it all in the ring, regardless. So I think there's a certain respect with that and I think that's just grown over the years because I feel like over the course of my career... people know that I never take a night off.

You have to act like a responsible professional in the industry regardless of your age.

Approach every film with the same enthusiasm, regardless of its budget.