Quotes About Proficiency

Of course I can change a plug. But my father would not only know how to change a plug, he could have rewired the house, built the back wall. Its a generational thing.

One of the best sleight-of-hand guys I know is a plumber.

What clients are really interested in is honesty, plus a baseline of competence.

I check all the boxes. You have a look, in-ring ability, the ability to speak and communicate. I have all that, plus experience.

I think a poet, like a painter, should be a craftsperson.

I can't name a backup point guard better than me in the NBA.

It's a cliche, but most people are good at something, and most people are good at what they're enthusiastic about.

Broadcasting was something, I don't want to say it came easy, but it's something I'm comfortable doing.

What everybody has seen from me is very little compared to what I'm capable of doing.

I have always looked at my competencies before accepting any responsibility.

Any competent actor could have done what I did.

If I have done a competent job, I should be respected for my competency.

What is competent? Who is it that can adjudicate what is competent or not competent? If the guys that are running the most important banks in our country aren't competent enough, well then, who is competent enough?

Sometimes it's better if you can play in only one position. You see that with other players. These guys specialise in one position and they can completely concentrate.

I should be equipped to play in any condition.

You must have confidence in your competence.

One good thing about TV Land is you're always surrounded by people who know what they're doing, in terms of your fellow actors.

When I think of a lot of the players I admire, they could always play their parts without hiding behind distortion and sustain.

All the guys at this top level, they're pretty much dangerous all over the place. If you're not good all over the place, you'll be in a little bit of trouble. It's hard to swim at the top end if you're only good at one thing.

When I'm swinging well, nobody hits the golf ball any better than I do.

I think the more you do as an actor, the more facility you have to switch on and off.

It seems to me if we all just did what we're good at, the planet would average out to okay.

Most people today couldn't tell a bombardier from a brigadier" - said during a lecture in aid of the Army Benevolent Fund in 2009

Machinery only cared about what a man knew and what he could do with his hands