Quotes About Professionalism

Getting the call from Ridley Scott made me think that sometimes you just need to go to work.

Scott Coker's been amazing to work with.

I get along just fine with Woodley. He's actually showed me a lot things in the past, and I've worked with him in the past training to help him get ready to fight. There's no hard feelings if me and hit had to scrap.

I just arrive, they hand me a script and say, do it.

I learn the whole script before I show up.

I'm not one of those actresses that asks what's going to happen. I've never been. I just take the scripts, and I see what's given to me, and I go with it that way.

I understand the scrutiny; it's part of the job. And I don't want to be famous and can't be mates with the players.

There are certain times during the season when the game is a job.

Music is a nice friend to have around, whether it is just for yourself or for other people. If you can enjoy it, being professional is almost secondary.

Most of the people we worked with were men. And the women were secretaries.

Secretaries don't take their kids to work; why should I?

I was a temp secretary for a long time, and I went at it with a passion, and I tried to do a nice job in all my jobs.

When you are working with actors who are secure, who have nothing really to prove, it gets a lot easier working with them.

I share the screen with much younger actresses but I never compete with them. I'm quite secure about my appearance.

I'm glad I got a chance to work with Demi Moore and Mark Duplass. They're so humble and down to earth, and it is overwhelming to share screen space with such mind-boggling actors.

I still owe a duty of loyalty to my clients and former clients, so I cannot specify which clients I did not especially find congenial, but the cause was the same.

This industry isn't fair. It doesn't owe anybody a career. It's just about luck, determination, and showing up and being professional. The rest is out of your hands.

When I married Sammy, my first husband, we were both just so young. But I've had a hugely successful career and I owe a lot of what I learnt in the industry to him, because he was already a top professional, and I was a nobody, really.

It is a business. I know we, as athletes and owners and people involved with the NBA, never want to say that it's a business and things like that. It is a business.

The last thing a director needs is an actress who feels an ownership towards a particular character.

We need more flexibility and ownership over the value we bring to the league.

My hours get kinda backwards. Most of the time, we're basing out of one town, flying out, doing the show, then flying back. And it's a pace that no one would believe, really. Unless you've done it, you really can't understand what it is. And if you're not really experienced and know how to do it, you will fall.

I always enjoy a challenging role and I don't have to worry about always looking my best on TV as that comes as part of the package when your acting.

I am paid a good amount of money to not blink for 12 hours. It's fun, but I don't take it very seriously.