Quotes About Expectations

My dream is to play ordinary characters. I have no interest in playing a pretty girl or an NRI girl.

I felt like I needed to be a 'pretty girl' for someone else. I felt like I needed to change a lot about who I actually was to be perfect for them instead of just being who I am genuinely.

I had a very hard time accepting myself as a character actress because I wanted to be glamorous and a leading lady like everybody else. I looked in the mirror and thought I looked pretty good, but casting didn't ever see me that way.

Even at its height, 'The Daily Show' would do one great show a week, one pretty good show a week, and then two 'meh' ones. It was filler.

I went into NXT with no expectations. That's what I was told when I was hired - have no expectations, just do the best I could - and that's always what I've done for the last fifteen years. That's what I did, and you know, it's obviously working out pretty good.

It's hard to live up to the expectations. Besides that, I think I had a very good NBA career, and I'm proud of it. I might not have been an absolute monster, but I thought I did pretty good.

I don't think I'm good enough to bring alive the character of my mother, even if it is on screen. Besides, my mother was a classical dancer, and I am very bad at it.

Coming into 'Dancing With the Stars,' I thought it would be a lot easier.

I think the day of retirement will come when I go out there and do everything I was supposed to do and I still can't perform. I'm going out there and I'm a danger to myself, then it stresses your family out.

I dare you to be married for 44 years and exceed anyone's expectations.

I remember one episode trying to be really gassed about The Darkness and thinking, 'This just feels really forced.'

I've actually never been taken on a date in my whole life.

In my mind, I've always checked out in 2037; that's always been my expiration date. I'll be 75.

I've never been on a date.

I should be married and have 19 kids. And now I'm thinking my eggs are dying on the shelf. They're going to go past their expiration date. But it's what I chose, so I'm fine with that decision.

You know what makes me mad about 'The Bachelorette?' That, you know, that that chick would get a man. Get me a date.

The reason we don't give a date by which we will acquire something is because we don't want to create pressure on ourselves to buy something.

People would always try and set me up, which was awkward. You can't set me up on a blind date because she will automatically know more about me.

I've dated all kinds of guys and didn't know who I'd end up with. But I kind of assumed it would be someone more like my dad than not.

Every Bachelor and Bachelorette says, 'I never would have dated a person like that or a person from this place.' But if you're on the 'Bachelor' and 'Bachelorette,' obviously your type isn't working. So our job is to break that comfort barrier.

I turned down dates because I dreaded sitting in front of a plateful of food.

I guess I just feel bad that I'm still going on bad dates when I should really be in a bad marriage by now.

I find it's really hard for anybody to meet anyone. I'm not big on dates anyways. I still have to work that out.

I've had a lot of dates, but I don't think there's been anyone that special or important.