- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
Work Quotes
Quotes on the meaning of work.
Several quotes here describe work as a solitary process, one that takes real effort to protect from distraction, while others connect a person's politics directly to the character of their work. Related reading includes Growth Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think in this movie, every time I see his work, I'm blown away by it because he, to me, he really embodied the character so powerfully and so real, so truthfully to me.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do know that I have to work hard for every single thing that I get, really hard, and that's okay.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My parents are very conservative. They taught me the value of hard work - don't depend on other people, do it yourself.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I kind of grew up with a mix of two things. One was kind of this individual work ethic that my father and my stepfather and my mother all taught me, which was never depend on anyone else to do things for you, and work really hard on your own. At the same time, I benefited from the help of church and family and government my whole life.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a very high love for the game. My mom would always drop me off at the YMCA downtown in Flint, and I'd stay there all day. If she couldn't take me, I'd take the bus there and be there until she'd pick me up when she got off work. I've always had the love for basketball.
- Nov 07, 2020
I don't go to malls. I've just always been a simple person. I hang out, work out. That's what I think is fun.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can have a strong work ethic. Yes, that's going to take you far. But I think if you have a solid work ethic and a passion, that's different.
- Hard Work
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot people have a strong work ethic because they want the lifestyle, or they want the money, but me, I have a hard work ethic because I love the game.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was great to be in the gym with Kobe. He's so particular about the game and... why and how things work. That's one thing I kind of love about him. If you ask him something, he's going to tell you A, B, C, and D, and how that affects each play.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I started acting, my whole focus and intention was to work as a stage actor in a company where you're asked to different roles - do a comedy, do a tragedy, etc. I haven't had any reservations about jumping from one type of genre to another.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
Working with animals forces an actor to work harder because you have to be quick when it comes to improvisation, and you can't break character - at all.
- Hard Work
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- Nov 07, 2020