Quotes About Prioritization

When you're on set, and that clock is going, every second you spend doing something is a second you spend not doing something else. That's true of all of life, but it's very vivid on a film set because you're always managing that.

If they can go out and buy my albums, I can at least make the sacrifice to holler at the few people who call. A lot of times I'm busy so they'll get my voice mail. And if I can speak to them and I have time, I always text back. Because I think that's very important.

We really can't go out and party every night like a lot of bands do - we have to keep our voices right for the show. It's a bummer, but you gotta do what you gotta do to live the dream.

Kids are pretty resilient. You don't have to be at every volleyball game. We can't guilt ourselves.

Just a little bit less volleyball for me I think is a huge benefit for me.

I know the volume of my work is less and I would have wanted to do more films. But I can't do just any role. That's the reason why I have done less crappy films.

I have never voted in any election - I usually have more important things to do, especially since I've had kids.

I love writing music, but it seems I'm always writing words, so I don't get much time to do it.

I'm being more selective about what I do, but really, it's just, if I love it, I'ma do it. It's that simple.

I don't work that much because I am selective.

Having a self, even a simple self, allows you to look into the world and put a mark over what is more important and less important. It's a way of classifying the world in terms of your own needs.

Self-preservation is the first responsibility.

For me, it is sad when I listen to this, that one player must be more selfish to reach the top level.

Being selfish to me means that you have to look out for yourself and you don't have to sacrifice.

I think I was a pretty selfish athlete.

Oh, I think I've been entirely selfish with my career. I've done what I wanted to do, and not put myself out for anyone else particularly.

People think if you look after yourself you're being selfish, you know.

I work very hard, but I also really enjoy time with my family as well. So I take everything as it comes, but I really am very selfish about my family time.

My best friends always say to me, 'Think about yourself first,' and tell me to be more selfish. But I'm not like that. I am a professional. I am of service to the club and to the manager.

There are times where you have to be selfish.

I can't be everything to everyone. Send me your specs.

I go for a sensible dinner with the wife when I can.

The trouble is, being an actor, you're always being sent scripts, so you've always got something to read. You've always got about three scripts to read, that you have to read, all the time. So finding a book or getting into a book series is hard, especially for me.

To me, every serial is equally important.