Quotes About Adaptability

When it comes to the form the narrative will take, whether first person, third person, or Aunt Grace's cat, I usually find that the story tells me which voice it prefers, and that often changes as I go along. And in the end it really doesn't matter as long as the author can rig those voices all in harness to pull the same load.

My mentality has always been, If I'm not the best at something, then I might as well be the best at something else. I realized that I wasn't going to be an Olympic volleyball player, but I knew I could model at that level.

You name the sport, I've played it. I was quarterback for a football team one year, played volleyball, played softball - you name it.

Most people say when they get on screen, the most successful acts are people who are just themselves and turn the volume up. But in my situation, I gotta turn the volume down.

There will remain a role for the private and voluntary sectors where they can add extra capacity to the NHS or challenges to the system. I believe what matters is what works. That's what I've always believed in and I continue to believe in.

I can go from one extreme to another, from playing at the Sydney Opera House on the Songbook tour to shows with Soundgarden at Voodoo Fest, all in a week.

You have to be ready for anything. It's a good reminder about democracy. Voters can tell you to carry on, or chuck you out. You've got to be ready for both.

A lot of entrepreneurship is seeing the future in a way that no one else sees it. Then, it becomes about execution and doing what it takes to succeed.

If your sense of self is destabilised, to imagine being another becomes pretty easy.

Sometimes you can't write a novel for weeks and weeks, but it's good for your self-esteem to work on something else.

Homeschooling has always been at the back of my mind, because whenever I am with the boys and we are out in different environments their senses heighten and their enthusiasm to learn is at its best.

I think I've got one more series in me, and I don't care what it is.

Seriously, some Americans just shouldn't leave the country.

In my business, you could be making money one day, and the next day you could be serving up burgers at McDonald's. So if you want to be able to stay on top of your game, you've got to keep with it.

I reach on the sets ready to be moulded by the director and give my best shot.

I don't really care, honestly, what the USGA does with the setup. I'm just here to play.

Anyone can play anyone in Shakespeare. I don't think there are limits.

Character actors have a long shelf life.

It takes a lot to shock me.

I'm one of those actors who is going to come in with 2,500 ideas. You can shoot down 2,499, but one of them you're going to like.

I don't want to be just a shooter. I want to help the team in other ways because I know I can do that.

Just because a guy is not a 3-point shooter doesn't mean he can't score.

I only consider myself a shooter in certain situations.

I was a center fielder, and I played shortstop.