Quotes About Adaptability

I believe writers need to be chameleons, or like Meryl Streep, who can play all sorts of characters. A good writer should be able to cross gender lines and people of all social classes. So for me, writing from a male point of view would be a great challenge, that I would look forward to taking on.

I find the world just too complex to embrace a single ideological point of view.

Some are very hostile if mistakes are pointed out. I'm not. If I make a mistake, I make a mistake.

In television, we are fortunate because we get to try a lot of things; we get to take a lot of shots. It gives us a great opportunity to tell many different stories from diverse points of view.

Whether it is a classy performance where you are creating a lot of chances or a scrappy one-goal win, it doesn't matter.

Our ape legs make us great generalists - we can walk, run and climb. But when you try to do too many things at once, you can end up with problems.

I don't believe in closed scripts; I think that they should be open.

I've always been open. My whole life. Sometimes I'll get more closed, I'll get even. It's more just comfortability for me. That's where I feel comfortable, then I was always told it doesn't matter where you stand as long as you get in a position to get ready to hit the ball.

I'm big into multifunctional clothing.

I think the comedy clubs tend to homogenize the acts a little bit, because they force them to be palatable in way too many environments.

I don't care whether I play on the right or in the centre. All I want is for the coach to have faith in me.

I think Mancini did a huge job. He did very well wherever he coached. He has been criticised, sure, but again, that's part of the picture.

Us coaches love to have as many players available as possible.

Whatever the coaches want to call and are comfortable with me me running, I'm always down.

I think coaches sometimes think it's always their way.

There's going to be situations that you get into that you're going to need help, for sure. But for the most part, I think coaching is just understanding who you have and your team, understanding yourself, and understanding the situation.

The code of the road is, if there is anything to eat, eat; if there is a place to sit, sit; if there is a restroom, go.

I don't feel the cold. It's my British blood!

I'm a collaborator. I know I don't know everything. I don't want to know everything.

Careers will come and go. Talent is always there.

I commit to the controllables. That's one of the things I live by.

That's the intelligence of football: to see when to be compact, when to counter-attack, or, if you see that you're in the opposite half, you try and win the ball.

I have an incredible compass. You can put me back in a country I haven't been in 20 years and say, 'Get me from point A to point B,' and I'll take you there.

If I can go compete with the young guys during training in the offseason, I should be fine during football.