- Nov 07, 2020
Pressure Quotes
For when everything is riding on it.
Several of these quotes come from people who built entire careers under pressure, describing repertory theatre as training for exactly that, a feeling explored further in the feel collection.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
While I don't claim that I feel no pressure, I have strived to take up only those scripts that appeal to me. I've been lucky that the ones I chose were also liked by audiences.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Taking full advantage of all that college offers can be tough for teens facing a major life transition under pressure to perform. Perhaps we should all lower our expectations and let kids find their way.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many girls aspire to a version of selfhood that puts a psychological glass ceiling on their potential to succeed. They suffer from what I call the Curse of the Good Girl: the pressure to be liked by everyone, generous to a fault, and flawless at everything you do.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to work with great directors and try not to put too much pressure on myself and just read things for the story and recognize when I'm drawn to something for the right reasons and try to maintain some sanity.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was performing on streets, there was no pressure. People accepted me. They loved me without knowing me.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a 24-hour tweet machine, I'm a 24-hour blogger. When there's no pressure on me, I can talk and write and lecture with the best of them. But put a deadline on me and I start getting writer's block.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
For many, the hijab represents modesty, piety and devotion to God, and I truly respect that. But the hijab should not be used as a means of applying social pressure on people.
- Nov 07, 2020
The main reason I didn't work in Bollywood was due to the tremendous pressure on me in Bengal.
- Healthy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Very few parents give out healthy lunchboxes due to pressure from their children.
- Fire
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's my favorite part of the preparation. When we get a pressure figured out and pick it up, those are the plays that fire me up the most.
- Competition
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- Nov 07, 2020
My goal every year is to be bigger and better than I was the year before. The competition just keeps getting better, and the pressure just gets hotter. Nothing gets easier.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing fiction was a way to take the ideas that troubled me or confused me and put them under pressure.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020