Brendan Quotes
Distance makes the heart grow fonder, a little bit, but there's a certain maturity level that just comes with experience and growing up.
I've always been looking ahead, which is a good thing, but getting married slows you down and kids slow you down, a little bit. You look ahead, but you've gotta learn to enjoy what you have.
As an actor, it's exhausting being someone else. It's not physically demanding, but it's mentally demanding, if you do the job the way you should.
Youll never see a good performance out of me, in terms of a character, when the camera isnt rolling.
I wanted to have the opportunity to travel to Vietnam and Sydney, and have the chance to work there.
Burroughs was never really that pleased with the way popular culture and society treated his character. He tried to make a few movies of his own as a result, but they weren't very good.
I still don't understand the music industry that much. Everything I learned was from hanging out with rock musicians in studios. I certainly have respect for those who make music their livelihood.
I'm starting to judge success by the time I have for myself, the time I spend with family and friends. My priorities aren't amending; they're shifting.
To die quickly in one's eighth decade at the very top of one's powers is an enviable end, and not an occasion for mourning.
The ingenuities we practice in order to appear admirable to ourselves would suffice to invent the telephone twice over on a rainy summer morning.
It is in the nature of the New Yorker to be as topical as possible, on a level that is often small in scale and playful in intention.
As an actor, to get a gift of a part like that is unusual. And then, to have the prospect of another one is always going to be interesting and exciting.
Once we start shooting, it's in there. You're trying to get into a place where you rise to the work, rather than make it manageable or make it work for you.
I think most people are decent people. I don't know if they could stand the pressure he's under, but most people aspire to be decent people.
Wrapping Christmas presents is tough. Even peeling a Mandarin orange is tough. I have to get my kids to help me.
The philosophical spirit is not satisfied to simply accept what it is told, no matter how much prestige the teller seems to have. This is true even if the teller is a god.
A player's character is a crucial factor I look into before committing to signing them. They also need to show a willingness to learn, regardless of age and experience; that's very important to me.
I enjoy my work. The reason I worked so hard all my life is because I want to be making big decisions and managing at the very highest level.
In football there is very rarely a "typical day" - there are always issues and challenges that arise from nowhere, and as manager you have to be ready to deal with them.
I'm blessed to be supported by some brilliant staff, who are all experts in their field and dedicated to what they do.
Even more important than statistics is then having the staff that can take the data and ensure it's presented in a way that improves individuals and teams.
I think my history as a coach shows I like players who are gifted technically and have courage when it comes to being in possession of a football. That is a key quality for me.
Of course, as manager, the selection of the team is very much one of the biggest responsibilities I personally take, but I come to that decision thanks to advice and support of the people around me.
My days tend to be packed, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I enjoy my work, and it is a privilege to do what I do.
When you've got the ball 65-70% of the time, it's a football death for the other team...It's death by football.
If you look at the world-class performers at the top of the game, their numbers are just exceptional and that is the level he is at.
It's the nature of it. The players will want to compete at the highest level they possibly can.
If you give a bad player time, he can play. If you give a good player time, he can kill you.
I will leave no stone unturned in my quest - and that quest will be relentless - to try and get Liverpool back on the map again as a successful football club.
I think I've proven I can build a team that plays a way of football that excites and challenges at the top end of the table.
I've always been one to arrive early for work; preparation is a big part of how I work, and I like to be in my office going through plans for the upcoming training sessions or meetings I have.
I don't see coach job stressful, I really don't. Of course, there is pressure and expectation, but I wouldn't necessarily equate that with stress.
I meet regularly with my staff to ensure they are aware of what I want, but also to make sure they have the chance to influence the process and use all of their knowledge to help prepare the group.
I hope when my time as Liverpool manager is over, I'm remembered as someone who improved the team and left the club in a better position than I inherited it.
I'd like to widen my education. I'd definitely like to widen my film range. I mean, I'd love to do some theater.
I mean I do whatever I need to do to get into character. Sometimes it's being incredibly quiet and sometimes it's being loose and goofy.
That film Memento creeped me out. I was looking over my back through the whole thing. I get more creeped out than scared, and spill popcorn all over the place.