Quotes About Professionalism

I turned pro at 18 and it took me 20 years to get to world No1.

I would like people to say that when they describe the type of player I am. Someone that prepares like a pro.

For me, changing my physical appearance for a character is never a problem. If I have to look a certain way for a role, I just do it.

I learned the process of this kind of acting, how things run, how chaotic it can be, and what kind of different muscles you have to flex.

I just want to continue to produce good work. I don't want to do junk.

With 'New Rose Hotel,' I knew that I was getting paid a $100,000 fee to write, produce, and direct, and that's all I was going to get.

I've produced two docs for Cameron Crowe, and I've always loved him as a filmmaker.

I think, in our life I think that when you are an actor, when you are a producer, you have to be very discreet about your personal life, and you have to be closed in, in harmony and in affection and in everything.

I have never pressurized a producer to do me any favor.

As a producer, I'm trying to challenge myself to just make something that is of a professional quality - not necessarily pop music, but maybe in the sense that Nine Inch Nails is professional quality.

As a producer, I try to bring as many nice people as I can to insure that there's no screaming, there's no shouting, there's no bullying. The more of those kind of people that you can bring together, the better the experience everyone has on set.

If an executive producer has written a certain line, and an actress says it, and it's not very funny, you don't dare go to them and say, 'I don't like this,' because it will make your life miserable.

Well, Babyface brings his savoir faire to every project. He's a very easy producer to work with, very detailed in listening to everything.

I got into one of the schools I applied to because of the essay I wrote about Holly Hunter's character in 'Broadcast News.' She's the only female producer on this news network, and she's really good at her job, but she allots time in her day to just sit at her desk and cry. And then she's just back to work. I find that really effective.

I don't hang out with agents and producers and I'm not into the business side at all.

I met all these important people and did all these stories, but I always had such excellent producers and assistants. I could show up to interview a world leader or a criminal and they would have things so well prepared anyone could have done it. It wasn't about 'me,' it was about 'us.'

As an actor, you're in the hands of producers and directors. It's important to find out who you're working with.

I have worked with producers like Saif Ali Khan and Salman Khan, and there have never been any complaints about my late-comings.

I never had any problem with my producers or directors.

It's great having a good academy, but if you can't pay the players you're producing, what's the point of it?

It was nice working with a jolly team in 'Gangaa.' I was well-acquainted with the production team, which was same on 'Balika Vadhu.'

I got an agent when I was 12, and I started working in more amateur productions well before that. But even as a kid, I never felt like a kid actor, you know? I always took myself kind of absurdly seriously.

It has been a delight to work with Boss Music Productions and Nav Sidhu. We have been in touch with Boss Music Productions for a long time and they have helped us on multiple projects; Each time we have worked with them, it has been a delight.

I don't believe it's productive to go around and badmouth anyone that I work with, because at the end of the day, we all have to sit in front of each other and agree or disagree.