Quotes About Professionalism

I take my music very serious. I don't call myself a comedian.

Balaji is one of the most comforting working experiences I have had in my career.

The most successful comics are always the hardest-working ones.

I don't want to comment on other film stars.

Well, in my job, I avoid political commentary.

What I don't like too much really is individual comments about the performances of the players after the game.

As far as acting goes, you get to a certain point where, I think, everyone can do the job, and it comes down to a level of commitment. I think sometimes all you have to do is show up.

I want my daughter to see that I am a professional and have commitments, but that I'm there when the family needs me, and so is their father. In some cases, more so.

I can't say I ever got to the stage of swapping phone numbers with refs, but I don't have a problem with managers and referees communicating.

My relationship with Iker Casillas is very good - he is a great companion.

I don't want to talk about the specifics of other people's performances compared with my own. I'd never do that.

It is a pleasure to be compared to a player like Xavi.

You meet people in the business and wonder how compassionate they are.

When a person thinks that you are not competent enough to do his film or work with him, one should not ask for work from that person.

Competing at bantamweight has only made me that much more professional.

The bottom line, in the professional level, no matter where you go, there's going to be competition. That's what it is. At the end of the day, you're trying to put team first and make each other better.

I've never really had a competitive relationship in any work situation.

If you are a great guy with your competitors, with your colleagues, it is always good, even on the race track and off it.

You have to respect all your competitors.

For an actor with his experience, Kamal Haasan's never shown a complacent 'Been there; done it' attitude.

It is important we don't become complacent, do our job and stay professional.

I don't complain, say, 'I can't do this, I can't do that.' You don't do that with a big professional director. If you do that, you won't be able to do TV.

Nobody wants to hear an actor complain about too much work - especially other actors.

You can't complain about your dressing room or you'll look like Celine Dion.