Quotes About Mentorship

I never thought I'd be a good influence on anybody with anything I did or said or sang.

I feel really good in the teacher role.

It was really fun being in Tara's trailer, working on my lines. Tara is such an amazing actress. She's so good at what she does. I learned a lot from watching her.

If a player leaves Marquette and doesn't have some of my blood in him, then I don't think I've done a good job.

That was a good fight back in the gym," he said. "But I think you could benefit from a few more boxing lessons.

... good teachers, like Tolstoy's happy families, are alike everywhere.

I learned how to be a woman and a good person just by watching and observing my mother.

The greatest gift we can give another is the gift of a good example.

Children...will never go astray while they are in good company.

Everyone has someone they looked up to. Mine was Mickey Mantle. For Alex Rodriguez to idolize me coming up, that makes me feel very good.

My acting coach I've got here, Richard Lawson, he's been doing good, just telling me to calm down sometimes and just be me.

My dad is such a good man. You know how when you are a child you think your dad is invincible? Well, I still think that - he is so wise and everything I do I ask my dad's advice about first.

Good fathers not only tell us how to live, they show us.

I've really had good luck working with younger actors. Every younger actor that I have worked with has always been really on top of their game and fascinating to watch.

I learn through listening and watching other performers that are very good, like Denise Chávez, Dorothy Allison.

I can't come on like a parent to these kids, if I do, I won't be able to have fun working with them. The good news is they all have parents. The younger ones, their parents by law have to be on set.

The older I grow, the more I am convinced that there is no education which one can get from books and costly apparatus that is equal to that which can be gotten from contact with great men and women.

If you want to become a great chef, you have to work with great chefs. And that's exactly what I did.

A great coach can lead you to a place where you don't need him any more.

Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance.

Of course my father was a great influence on me. He taught me how to read.

Hines Ward, Plaxico Burress, Jerome Bettis-they are great leaders. I listen to everything they say.

It's a great thing, for someone to feel that they can draw inspiration from you.

I was very sad to hear of the death of Ronnie Barker, who was such a warm, friendly and encouraging presence to have when I started in television. He was also a great comic actor to learn from.