- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
Responsibility Quotes
What it means to own your part.
This set looks at responsibility as something personal rather than shared, whether that means revising a script until it works or declining to answer for anyone else's choices. It connects to the themes explored in our Decision quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because I'm an older mom, I have a responsibility to my kids as well as myself. I want to be there for them.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
A movie star is someone people look at and go, 'I want to be like that person'. There's the responsibility of desire. It's not something I'm interested in trying. I would fail miserably at it, so why even bother?
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
All these fifty-year-old guys wearing baseball caps and shorts and acting like children. It winds me up. Men don't have to take responsibility anymore. Most of the guys I know would punch me on the nose for saying this, but maybe we do have to bring back conscription.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe in trying to get a balance between individual freedom on the one hand and social responsibility on the other.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Star Trek' scared me a lot more than 'White Jazz.' It terrified me, really. Because of the scale, the responsibility, the fact that it was this iconic character. It was the bigger challenge, so I had to take it.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't believe he had a responsibility to even answer that question - you have no responsibility to answer personal questions that people have no right to ask you.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
You have to love Dr. Seuss to take on the responsibility of conveying his work in animation or any medium.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ted Geisel was trying to make a statement about awareness and personal responsibility. He was very clear about that. But the ideas and themes in 'The Lorax' go beyond a love of trees. It's also a story about the dangers of greed and the power of redemption. That's what makes it a timeless tale.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's no deadline that a movie has to be made by. We have to believe that we have served the responsibility, however long it takes us to get to that point.
- Legacy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm just becoming more and more aware of this truly profound responsibility that we carry as individuals. And it's a responsibility not only to ourselves and to our families, but to the billions of people who still have to come in the future who will be dealing with our legacy.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
How do we change as a culture, and how do we each individually take responsibility for the one piece of the solution that we are in charge of, and that is our own behavior?
- Both Ways
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you were growing up, your mom and dad told you to look both ways before crossing the street or not to get into a car with a stranger. It's the same with the Internet. We have a big responsibility and a huge role in bringing all the stakeholders to the table - users, parents, educators, law enforcement, government organisations.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the military, and in business, the most elite and effective teams I've seen or been part of are filled with individuals who take responsibility for their choices. Life is a series of decisions that you make and actions you take, not a series of things that happen to you.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't personally feel a responsibility to be a role model, but as the actor, I do.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
It so happens that after a certain stage, we have to give in to the wishes of the people rather than your own satisfaction. I look at it as my responsibility to satisfy the wishes of the people more than mine.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
An artist's responsibility is a lot. I can't deny and escape from the responsibility. You have to be very guarded about your personal behaviour, future plans, etc.
- Failure
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- Nov 07, 2020