Quotes About Adaptability

I have been fortunate to collaborate with people who have been open to discussion. If I tell them something, they have always explained to me why they want it the other way.

Music is still my main thing, but I will explore anything that's interesting and challenging.

I always knew I wanted to do something in entertainment. Since I could not sing, had no rhythm, and did not want to be a baby mama, I thought I would explore the Video DJ route.

You can get exposed at full-back - it is that kind of position.

The elasticity of Shakespeare is extraordinary.

I want to be able to follow the example of those extraordinary British actresses who move effortlessly from film to TV to theatre roles.

What is wrong with changing your mind because the facts changed? But you have to be able to say why you changed your mind and how the facts changed.

One of the benefits of playing to small audiences in small clubs for a few years is that you're allowed to fail.

Comedy is incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be not afraid to fail.

I became a cartoonist because I'd sort of failed at everything else, really. I mean, it was by default.

For me, I think failing is great, because if you fail fast and you learn how to fail, you can use that to build your next success.

An essential aspect of creativity is not being afraid to fail.

Some stars can make five or six failures in a row and continue to work - with a raise. I can't figure how that works. Maybe foreign sales or a smart agent.

I've lived all over Europe, spent a lot of time in London, went to school in Scotland, college in America, so I do think I have sort of a sensibility on a fairly global level.

I'm fairly unemotional and tend not to get too excited when things go well and I tend not to get too depressed when they go badly.

If you can make it as a children's party fairy, you can make it anywhere.

Your shot might not be falling, but there's still lots of other things you can do on the court.

I was the girl who got out of my athletic requirement by managing the boys' sports teams. Which is pretty ingenious, because when I was a sophomore, I got a prom date out of it. That was really strong planning on my part.

With me being able to guard multiple positions - and a lot of teams are switching things, like the pick-and-roll and off-ball screens - me being able to defend multiple positions would only help an organization.

If I had to identify the one skill set shared by most by the men who become part of the SEAL teams... it would be sheer brainpower.

Everyone is different. Everyone has different teams they've played on, coaches they've played for.

Part of being the successful Pixar is that we will take risks on teams and ideas, and some of them won't work out. We only lose from this if we don't respond to the failures. If we respond, and we think it through and figure out how to move ahead, then we're learning from it. That's what Pixar is.

As far as what teams need and what I need, I'm open to anything a team has to say about how they envision me in their future.

I want to be able to show NFL teams, Whatever you need help at, I can play it.