Go To Work Quotes

There's nothing worse than a director that keeps changing their mind. Because, unlike the directors I work with, I'm not decisive at all.

Call me a troglodyte; I'd rather peruse those photos alongside my sweetheart, catch the newspaper on the way to work, and page thorough a real book.

Let's take the work seriously, and not ourselves seriously.

There's a lot of young guys coming along, but I'd like to say to the various financiers, don't forget the senior guys. The senior guys and gals are there, willing to do their best work for you.

I still work out on a daily basis.

You take the work seriously, you don't take yourself seriously. You keep that straight and you'll do well the rest of your life.

The best part of aging in this business is losing that obsession about work and being able to spend a little more time with family.

Three is the number of those who do holy work; Two is the number of those who do lover's work; One is the number of those who do perfect evil Or perfect good.

I work on the assumption, or let it be the fear, that the reader will stop reading if I stop being interesting.

It's my mission to tell the Australians from abroad in my work that Australia is a wonderful place.

Movies are certainly a director's medium, so getting the opportunity to work with really good directors is everything to me.

America's been very, very good to me. I've been very lucky and worked a lot there, and appreciate and love the work that I've done.

You come ready to work when you know that you are going to get a couple of gos and it. It kind of galvanizes everything and there is something about it that keeps it very alive.

I don't like being consumed by work all the time. I consume myself so much when I do a part that I like to step away from it.

I feel very jealous towards women who can say, "I'm going to stay home and be a mom." I wish that's what fulfilled me but I like to work and I have to have something for myself.

I've had job stability for years at a time. You really develop great relationships with the people you work with.

I'm always reading. I have four books on my nightstand right now. The same is true with writing, I tend to work on several varying projects at once.

I never turn down scripts without good reason. If I did, I would probably never work.

I'm perfectly proud of the work I did, looking back at it. I know I've had a bit of a revision since my 'Big Finish' stories came out.

The play has to work for the super fans, and not speak down to them, and yet it had to play to those people who maybe had never read a Harry Potter book or seen the films.

I didn't work with any of the beasts [ "Fantastic Beasts"], I didn't have much green screen, but I loved working on it. I'm excited to see it myself.

When I read the script it was extraordinary and to work with Yorgos [Lanthimos] again was amazing.

Allow your head to be quiet. Allow it to be still. Just for an hour and half. Just deal with your body & your breath.

The great thing about dealing with people about whom we have historical resources, is that if the writing needs work, there's everywhere to go to enrich it.

I'm not patient, and some things drive me crazy. In my work, I get incredibly upset when people don't get it right or don't respect others' needs.

I'm always constantly trying to find stuff that's different. It's a way to keep me on my toes and keep me interested and keep me excited about work.

When it comes down to it, I just want to work.

I come from a visual background. I used to work in the camera department at Warner Bros. when I was a teenager. I grew up dusting lenses and learning about photography.

It was a nice relief to be able to work on individual songs.

I think the music should definitely underscore the sentiment of the song, and it can work for or against it.

I think if you try to tailor your act to anybody, you end up with an act that doesn't work anyway.

You know what the economics are like in Red Lake County. There's no way a family can pay $15,000, $20,000 a year for health insurance and make it work. You just can't do it. It's got to change.

As an actor, I like to get a bit of momentum going with a character and kind of work a bit quicker. I mean, not crazy-fast, but, you know, five or six pages a day is a nice pace.

As I get older and write more books I'm definitely allowing the humorous side of my personality more rein in my work.

If I have three ideas and I'm working on one more than the others, that sort of tells me that I should work on that one.

I've been a comedian for a long time so writing and performing is a big part of what I do. If anybody's doing comedy they should also work on writing.

It's starting to look like Donald Trump may be a serious presidential candidate. If you're in my line of work, Trump running for president for real is the greatest thing that has ever happened.

North Korea conducted a nuclear test and the blast was so small that many scientists are saying it was a dud. Apparently, the nuclear bomb didn't work well because it was made in Korea.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un reportedly has had 15 of his top officials executed. So the lesson here is when Kim Jong Un comes to work with a new haircut, you tell him, 'Looking good, Un.'

One day I'm not busy at all; the next day I have work for months - that's kind of the way it works!

The only thing at the back of my mind is longevity, and I'm really lucky that I've constantly been in work since I left drama school.

Money's never an issue. I can go and work for a small studio theatre somewhere if it's a play I really care about, or do TV or a big commercial West End show.

I'm easy with employees. I make sure they get credit for their work. Naturally, sometimes a guy will screw up, and I'll have to apply some "retraining."

Fittings are boring, but it's fun when you get to wear something new and go to a new event. I have a massive say in what I wear - I work really closely with my stylist.

Directing is such a crucial part of the writing process; you start directing and you see what does not work. "Oh, God, what was I thinking?" and then you can rearrange it.

I just want the actors to put their faith in the language. Just let the words do the work.

When I had my child, I planned on being with the woman I had him with for the rest of my life. If that doesn't work out, you have to see things from a different perspective.

With my son, I work very hard to keep him away from the press and media and I want an opportunity for him to lead as normal a life as possible.

Having an opportunity to play different characters, and work in different mediums, that's what's fun. The worst question you could be asked is, "What do you like better, film, television or theater?"

Manager' is a title, not a function. It's better to be one than not. Since you spend all day doing the job of the person above you, the higher up you are, the less you have to do.