Quotes About Expectations

If you notice, many star kids don't get signed after their first film flops.

When I signed in Colorado, I signed it with the intent of being there for the rest of my career. It wasn't meant to be.

It's a difficult place being on top because, for me, beating the Average Joe has no significance, but for the Average Joe, beating me could be the biggest match of his life, potentially.

Few progressives would take issue with the argument that, significant accomplishments notwithstanding, the Obama presidency has been a big disappointment.

You become judged entirely on your ability to bring in the dollars, and the fact that none of the films I did was a huge hit became significant.

Most presidents have not considered 100 days a significant milepost.

No man wants to feel that he's there because of his woman's biological clock or because he's filling a job opening for husband or significant other.

My parents found this paper from my high school theater class where you had to write down what you wanted in a significant other. At the bottom, it said, 'No athletes, because they're arrogant.'

Kevin Hitchcock, the goalkeeping coach at QPR, is an old mate, and I came to work for him on the understanding that I was first choice. If he'd said to me, 'We're also going to sign someone who's won Serie A five times and the Champions League and is one of the biggest names in South American football,' I would have thought twice before signing.

I've had many a player tell me all through high school and right up until signing day that they were coming to Alabama, then they signed with somebody else.

In 2010 I had signed three big banner films with actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Tabu, Arjun Rampal. Directors like Ken Ghosh, Bela Bhansali signed me and I had got my signing amounts but those films did not take off at all.

In the NFL, you have a short shelf life. As a running back, if you're the first pick, and you're NFL life expectancy is only 3.5-6 years, your first big contract might not come until three years in - well, you might never get there. They need to get those signing bonuses up front because nothing is guaranteed.

It's kind of interesting when you sign on to a show because you're basically signing on to play a character because you only really see the first episode of the show.

The fans get a bit frustrated with me because I'm not signing straight away. They can get on your back a little bit, but this is football, and you have to accept these things.

Sometimes, films that you do with a lot of care and look good at the time of signing may not work out for some reason or other.

When you get that signing bonus, don't start thinking about all the things you can do with $1 million.

Some people cannot understand why I insist on knowing about my role in a film before signing it.

Modelling is a bit baffling when you're 18. I just thought, 'Brilliant - I get paid lots of money to walk down a runway.' I didn't think I was signing up to be a poster girl for anything.

By signing a contract, you accept the conditions, but there are ways and forms. Players are privileged, but those who are in charge of these things have to understand that, in addition of players, we are also people.

No one signs a contact saying they will always start.

Silence is the sure sign that you're on your way out in Hollywood.

The entertainment industry isn't a line of work encouraged in the Persian culture. When I called my dad to say I wanted to quit medicine, there was about three minutes of silence. I'm not sure he knew what to do with himself!

I believe with a lot of support shows, people are very much there to see the headliner. You don't necessarily have their full attention, and some of what we do requires a lot of silence.

I once went on a date where the girl drove and so couldn't drink. I was nervous, so drank quite a bit - it didn't end amazingly. As much as I love movies, I think cinema dates can be weird because you essentially sit next to each other in silence for a couple of hours.