Quotes About Professionalism

People in the legal field are always surprised when they learn I'm a Raiderette. I don't broadcast it; I don't have my team poster in the office.

Being fired for bad performance or for having an alter ego that posts incredibly racist stuff is not cancel culture.

Posture has such a big impact on the way people perceive you.

I think there are times when you walk onto a set you can potentially be either intimidated or distracted by what's going on around you.

As a featherweight I was walking around at 155 pounds and would just have to cut those 10 extra pounds. I wasn't being very professional.

I was not a political animal; I could not toady up to the committee men, pour drinks down their necks at the bar, and make them feel important. I was too focused on the cricket.

I learned that being considerate helps me in my life and career.

I have considered myself a mature actor.

I'm sure there are actors out there who work with other actors on a consistent basis - I am not one of them.

I got a manager, and I thought, since I was going out on auditions, I should do this for a living. Then there was this moment on set when I realized I was having a lot of fun, and I really wanted to do this forever. I want to do different stuff, but I want it all to be just as good as this film. I want to be consistent.

This is a tough league to perform in consistently if you don't have your mind right, especially at the position that I play. You've got to focused, man.

The acting in 'Downton Abbey' has been consistently excellent across the board.

When you come to a club like Liverpool, you need to perform straight away and consistently.

You're lucky enough in television to always be at it, to always be doing it. It's like you're constantly that person, always, all the time. It gets to be like clockwork.

That's the thing about us lawyers - if at all possible, we will consume each other.

I'm a consummate professional and was always taught being on time is being early.

I don't want to get into a Buddy Ryan-bashing contest. I respect Buddy Ryan.

I don't want to be in a position like, O.K., just give me a contract and I'll be on the team and play every two games. I don't want to be like that.

In show business, there's a lot of time when you're under contract, and you're not allowed to talk about things.

I have never broken a contract in my career.

Contract year or not a contract year, I'm playing the exact same way and focused on the exact same things.

I don't want to be like those guys that, two or three years into their contract, they do really good, and then they don't care.

I'll answer as many questions as I can, but when people have a contract at other football clubs, I think it's wrong to talk about them.

I'm just concentrating on my football. I'm not thinking about the length of my contract.