Quotes About Mentorship

In great Al Davis fashion, he took a reach that he believed in and instilled confidence in me like nobody else could. I was able to become all that he expected of me.

I've got to be a guide to my kids. Nobody else is going to do it.

Normally I'm watching people become actors in the process of making the film. It's very important you have a lot of respect when you are dealing with young people. You are in charge of everything about the process. You're an adult and they're not.

When I was 16 years old, I joined a drama group called North Queensland Academy of Dramatic Art under a woman called Maggie Shephard-King. She inspired me to audition for the role of Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet.'

My dad was a high school coach for 30-plus years in North Carolina, and he was inducted into the North Carolina High School Coaches Hall of Fame. He's the best coach I've known, in every way, all the way around - relationships, motivation, going the extra mile, always putting his kids first and foremost.

Arsene Wenger gave me the belief to keep working and competing. He was not talking to me every day, 'I believe in you,' but it was every now and again. The right amount.

When I made 'The Notebook,' the director, Nick Cassavetes, who is John's son, used to show me his father's movies.

Every player thinks he's Maradona when he joins a big club. That happens to all of us, but then you start to notice it in the younger players. You see kids who think they're rock stars, wearing extravagant clothes and driving fancy cars... and sometimes you have to take them aside and have a word.

Rafael Cordeiro changed me as a fighter, you can notice that.

Kailash Surendranath believed in me and my talent when I was just 19, and he gave me my first big commercial and thereafter worked with me on 25 jingles which really made people notice my work in the ad world.

I really only had one audition in my life, and that was when I was 14 or 15. When I was that young, I listened to what my teachers would say, like wearing a certain kind of leotard that you'll be noticed in.

I founded my label last November called Icy, and once my foundation is laid, I'd love to go back and help other artists and give them the opportunity that I wasn't given at a younger age.

As I've always been open to learning, directors have helped me with the nuances of acting.

My mom has helped me nurture my interest and hone my talent.

I'm very conscious of who I work with. Because I want to develop and nurture my writers so they can have their own shows, take on whatever is next for them.

I went to middle school and high school, and my drama teacher, Ms. Cooper, basically nurtured me. It was always a part of my life, and my parents allowed it to be.

I was nourished and nurtured at Stratford as a very young actress. They guided me and forgave me!

I know people seek me out to be their mentor, and I've chosen a few people I'm really invested in and nurturing their career and their aesthetic and just their person.

Doc Rivers kind of told me I'd be a head coach one day. I just kind of looked at him like he was nuts.

My object will be, if possible, to form Christian men, for Christian boys I can scarcely hope to make.

There are many things that you just observe while watching Steyn. Just seeing him bowl is a great learning in itself.

Scott Skiles is one of the best coaches in the NBA, someone I observe and learn from on a day-to-day basis.

Obviously, the person who had most influence on my career was Ken Thompson.

Meeting Mike Nichols was a sort of lifetime occupation.