Quotes About Professionalism

For a comic to put a public performance in jeopardy for a snickering little laugh - no, no, no, I don't believe in it.

If you're working for a sexist jerk, you have to leave.

When I am in my India jersey, I don't want to be looking glamorous.

In the past, I've done some covering. My first show in New York, I covered three guys in 'Jersey Boys.' I think it was always something that was helpful for keeping my head on straight.

Some movie I was in, I forget which one, some awful little movie, a reviewer said, What is Jessica Walter doing in this movie? And I said, Hello? Trying to make a living?

I loved working with Jim Cornette.

Once I got over my initial butterflies, being in the same room and doing a scene with Jimmy Caan was great. I never backed down for one second against him. I loved it. I love those moments. Working with people like that is the greatest joy you can get as an actor.

I'm just very impressed with the way Jimmy Anderson goes about his business.

I would hope that people didn't think I was anything like Joan! It's very hard for me because Joan says such cruel things all the time. It sort of makes me cringe every time I read them because I think, 'Who could be so horrible?' To be able to deliver those lines and do them with a coolness, yet still make her likable, is a bit of a challenge.

I think you should take your job seriously, but not yourself - that is the best combination.

You don't have to be serious all the time to do a good job.

The hardest part of my job, daily, is to not laugh while we shoot.

Like anybody else that goes and does their job, there's a way to do your job with excellence.

I've done jobs where I thought, 'I don't want to be that kind of actor; I don't want to work on something with people who don't have the same kind of goal as I do.'

Honestly, if I gave my thoughts on the match-making in the UFC, Joe Silva probably wouldn't even talk to me anymore, so I'm going to keep quiet on that.

I did 'Lonely Hearts' with John Travolta and James Gandolfini. Talk about getting over your fears. These guys were amazing! Also, Cuba Gooding, Jr. is one of my favorites. We've made 3 films together. He is such a generous, giving actor.

I always try to associate Johnny Mundo, John Morrison, or whatever my name is with high quality.

I'd really like to work with Johnny Depp: he seems like a really cool guy; he can do a lot of different things.

I take care of Demetrious Johnson, and the UFC takes care of themselves. That's nothing against the UFC; they're a well-oiled machine. They do an amazing job at advertising and making stars.

I was always a secretary in the early days, before we decided we were brave enough to join Equity and see if this thing has any legs.

I get on with Joe Hart really well. He joined Birmingham on loan when I was there and to see him working day-in, day-out was brilliant. As I've progressed I've tried to model myself on him.

Figo was my hero. Then he joined Madrid. Barca fans hated him for that. It was impossible for him to be a hero any more, but now that I'm a professional, I see things differently.

I'm not joining in personal attacks... I don't do personal attacks.

You're not going to see my sense of humor on the football field. That's not a place for me to joke around.