Quotes About Professionalism

I think people saw me as someone who was real, and not somebody subject to the criticism and ridicule given to my profession.

Joey Porter is not one of the people I have respect for. His unprofessionalism is ridiculous.

I want to be the kind of actress where, if I'm in the press, I'm in for the right reasons - for my work. To be in the press about family drama is kind of embarrassing.

In college, I wasn't losing weight the right way. Sometimes, I would just... not eat in order to get my weight down. You can't do that in the NBA - there are too many games to do it that way.

I try to do things the right way and try to be a professional.

Activists take the risks, while advocates are professional tinkerers with the system. What's necessary is for those who are advocates to support those who are activists and to envision themselves as activists.

Letting emotion get into it isn't part of my game. Letting animosity or a rivalry come into it, that's all for the show.

It's a showman's sport. I think the rivalry that I have with Usain and myself has turned it into a professional-wrestling feel.

I played for four years in Porto and our biggest rivals were Benfica. But I always had respect for the club, I don't hate Benfica.

I'm such a robot when it comes to work.

I want to be the best professional and the greatest role model I can be.

Working with Amy Adams was amazing. I've always looked up to her as an actor and as a role model, so being able to be on set with her was completely beyond anything I could ever imagine.

I'm used to big roles and lots of words.

I think a lot of actors take on fun roles and then they're lazy or flippant with them. I just can't do that.

My feelings are, if you're gonna lead a rock n' roll lifestyle, don't let it affect your work. I know I can stay up all night and still come in the next day and write a song, and nothing will stop me from doing it. I expect the same from everyone else.

I encourage interoffice romance.

What I would not do is flaunt my Indianess by wearing a saree to work everyday, because it distracts from the job. So, I would not do that. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Social events are different. If I feel comfortable in a saree for a social event, I wear it.

I remember hearing stories about Aaron Rodgers coming into my rookie year and to get my hands on him, it's huge.

My agent knows what I'm looking for. And I'm also looking for a new agent, too, so I'm putting it out there. Again, I'm not going to turn down every role, because there is no bad role, really. It's all what you bring to the role, but that traditional, 'Stand here and open a rope,' I'm not doing it.

I have so much respect for Rose Namajunas, same as I had before the first fight.

We had some rough times in TNA. We had some pay issues, and this and that, they were some other issues. But at that time, we were working harder than we ever worked. Even though, you know, we were being paid late and all, we worked harder than we worked before.

I remember I came into the NBA in 1999; the game was a little bit more rough. The game now is more for kids. It's not really a man's game anymore.

I'll never go round slagging Arsenal off, because I've had 13 fantastic years there.

I would never want to sell a fight based on stuff about race. That's not the type of person that I am. I would never go that route to push a fight.