Quotes About Professionalism

I have to thank Nawazuddin for being such a wonderful co-star and a supportive actor.

I have never had an unsupportive female boss. I've had several female bosses. They've all been super supportive.

Todd Haynes was incredible, he treated me like an adult, communicated with me, was supportive, he treated me as any director would an actor.

I suppose I could be accused of taking acting too seriously and losing the fun of it. I do take my work very seriously; I take on the responsibility of it.

I'm supposed to be neutral when I do my job. But I'm a fan and I have my favorites.

Some actors are supposed to be very difficult, but I've not found that to be the situation.

There are etiquette things that actors, new actors, need to know about. Because it only takes one mess-up on a set to get fired. Not being where you're supposed to be or saying something to the wrong person that you're not supposed to say, and those are like basic things that the actors need to know.

I'm a professional athlete - one who's supposed to set examples - so whatever it is I put in my body, it's up to me to take responsibility for it, and I have done that.

Bob Arum and Don King can do their thing but if I fought for those guys and they put the money up like they are supposed to then I don't have a problem.

I just have to make sure I maintain my professionalism.

Do FBI Agents and FBI directors have political beliefs? Sure they do. But they're not supposed to act on them.

We all have our likes and our dislikes. But... when we're doing news - when we're doing the front-page news, not the back page, not the op-ed pages, but when we're doing the daily news, covering politics - it is our duty to be sure that we do not permit our prejudices to show. That is simply basic journalism.

You have to make sure the players know to be accessible, and that's part of their job. That's why you earn a lot of money. There's a public relations, fan-friendly part of it.

I see myself at a certain age as not being able to play the kind of parts that would keep me stimulated, and I can't imagine my life ending professionally the moment that I've got to go to the plastic surgeon and have my face rearranged.

I put in the same hours to get good at this as a surgeon who went to college. It's just a much less important job in the realm of society.

Most people are overconfident about their own abilities. That is probably a good thing. But we would be horrified if a physician's aide engaged in heart surgery.

I know what a full season is like in the big leagues. It's not going to be a surprise anymore.

Younis is someone I greatly admired and it was a real pleasure to have played alongside him for a long time. His work ethics are something we always cherished. There is no better example of professionalism than him. His determination and dedication are known to all of us and it is no surprise that he is Pakistan's most prolific Test run-getter.

It's such a pleasant surprise when you come on set and you find someone in charge like Ken Branagh or James Ivory. You know that you're going to do a day's work and at the end of it, it's going to be good.

Being honest, when I was playing for Tooting & Mitcham, I was buzzing, thinking: 'I'm semi-pro.' Then when I made my debut in League One, I was buzzing again, thinking 'I'm pro.' Then it was the Championship, then the Premier League, and then called up for England. And each time it happened, it was a surprise to me.

Personally, I've never been popular, so I'm not surprised that professionally I'm a bit out of step, too.

I'm always surprised that I get called to work. I always feel the way I felt when I was 24 or 25 trying to get a job. I'm amazed I have my SAG card and my Equity card.

Nothing surprises me anymore in the NFL.

It was surprising to me to hear a member question whether another member of the House was an adult. We're all adults in the House of Commons, and I think it diminishes us all to suggest otherwise.