Quotes About Mentorship

Many think of management as cutting deals and laying people off and hiring people and buying and selling companies. That's not management, that's deal making. Management is the opportunity to help people become better people. Practiced that way, it's a magnificent profession.

My father was a professional artist all his life who encouraged my path as an artist.

Working with coach Sweeney has really been beneficial to my career. I've never watched so much film in my life, the constant communication between he and I. He'll send me clips every day, just different things to look at, ask what I think about it and we'll communicate and have different dialogues about it.

One of my favorite guys when I was young... I've always loved Bill Cosby. I've always wanted to direct him in something.

It wasn't until I was in that world, directing shows and movies, that I realized basically my job is to give back to another generation what the generation before me gave to me.

Working with a great director is like getting a master class in acting.

I'd say a good couple of my closest male friends are directors.

I've always wanted to work with young people from disadvantaged areas.

Salman Khan's support means a lot to me. I do feel nervous at times about disappointing him. I try not to let his expectations down.

I can say that I've become a David Fincher disciple. I have been completely turned.

It's not important to me to found a school; it's not important to me to have disciples.

My father taught me to play the sitar when I was seven years old. He and his elder disciples oversaw my teaching from the beginning, looking after my scale work, the poor things.

Our No. 1 goal on this Earth is to make disciples. That's the only job we want to do.

I don't mind sacrifice. I don't mind discipline. But a good coach allows people to blossom. I've seen that. I didn't have it.

It is very difficult when you grow up without a father because you don't have a man who can give you direction and discipline.

A boy needs a male figure, and the girls do, too. Somebody to discipline them and make them be a man.

My father gave me discipline.

Bob taught me extraordinary discipline and love.

I am proud to declare I am Sunil Duttsaab's discovery. He gave me my coveted break in 'Maan Ka Meet.'

I do discuss things with him, but as a father, not a friend.

My father and I always discuss cricket.

I definitely dish advice out more than I get it.

People who rooted for me and were impactful in my career knew everything about me. They knew my goals, my likes, my dislikes, what I wanted out of my career.

I am the coach, all I do is train the players who are put at my disposal.