Quotes About Mentorship

I learnt to be courageous in my career decision through my association with Dev sahab.

When I first got Yves Saint Laurent Couture, I didn't know how to take off a cape. I would ask Katoucha and Dalma - the real divas of the runway - 'Can you show me?' I've never been afraid to ask for help.

If you teach someone your craft, while you're teaching them, you're going to learn because you're going to get better at teaching, which is going to make you better at whatever you're doing.

It's wonderful when you happen across it as an actor, finding a young actor that is literally just starting out and you understand that to them the craft is the most important aspect of the job.

Children crave direction.

I got to play with the big guys, the Wrecking Crew. They just blew me away. I learned a lot of stuff from those guys.

My father didn't know about cricket. Then, one of my father's friend advised him to take me to a coaching camp.

Cricket kept me away from trouble.

I spent a lot of time with Rahul Dravid, working on my game and chatting about cricket. He helped me a lot in the games I played for India 'A.'

Rahul is my greatest critic; I look up to him. At 40, I'm fit, and that's because of Rahul. If I'm neglecting my health, he's the one to catch hold of me.

I think it's critical that you feel you're working for a person who is committed to advancing your career.

I have had that same experience where there are several people who have come up in my life at the right time and have made critical contributions to how I see the world and how I see myself.

Dad is the one I turn to for critique. It helps me to keep growing. When he said 'I am so proud of you,' it meant so much to me.

Coaches are important, but the senior players at a club are crucial.

I've been mentored by editors who encouraged me to be constructive and never cruel.

My dad was my Little League coach and my Cub Master.

I was built up from my dad more than anyone else.

Where I come from, the block become your daddy.

I'd like to play Matt Damon's daddy. He's a wonderful actor, I really admire him, and I'd like to play his dad one day.

Dads offer the spiritual love that instills confidence in children.

You got to worry about getting good damn coaches.

There would be no Tab Hunter if it were not for Dick Clayton.

My sister is one of the best netball players England's ever produced, and she is now England manager. Almost every day, we sit round the table; we talk about what she's done in her job, how she's dealt with players. I've followed her pathway.

The first writer that I think of immediately that I studied with at Michigan is Peter Ho Davies. He was really important to me, tackling that first novel. Just writing it.