Joseph Jarman Quotes

Experience is the best teacher of all. And for that, there are no guarantees that one will become an artist. Only the journey matters.

I've always been extremely lucky in playing with great people who knew much more than I did. That's how I got from there to here.

I've learnt more in two years at Juventus than in my entire life.

I have been fortunate to have worked with immensely talented writers and directors who have had faith in me. There's been very little hard work but a lot of learning. I have learnt from each of my characters, and I think that's rather amazing.

We're talking about people who've already got 3-4, if not 5-6 years' experience or more, and it's about trying to help professionals develop, using us as a resource for that development.

We are all on a journey of faith, and we have to polish that faith.

I'm still going to make mistakes, but I don't have any problems with publicly professing my faith now. It just took me a long time to get to the right place in my relationship with Christ.

It's like climbing a staircase. I'm on the top of the staircase, I look behind me and I see the steps. That's where I was.

I've received many good pieces of advice throughout my life.

Hits and flops will come and go. But what stays with you is the experience you had while shooting a film. I am happy learning something new each time.

I'm most proud of the blessings that God has bestowed upon me, in my life. He's given me the vision to truly see that you can fall down, but you can still get back up. Hopefully I'll learn from my mistakes and have the opportunity to strengthen and improve the next thing I do.

Because wherever I am today, I still owe it to God and I owe it to two men - the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X and of course, two very special women, my mother and my wife.

I just took the good and the bad from all of the coaches I've been around.

Don't be afraid to take time to learn. It's good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.

A lot has transpired in my life.

I've had a long, long road with lots of ups and downs. But that's all behind me now.

You learn from everybody.

I'm always eager to work with people I admire, people who have experience, who've made mistakes and made great things. That's the greatest teaching I could ever get in developing my own career.

Whenever you move to a new atmosphere, the first few days are difficult. But I always felt that an actor needs to move out of his comfort zone and experience different working environments. And that's why I was looking at moving out of my own comfort zones and work with different kinds of people. It helps you grow as an actor.

To be able to work with my idols is incredible. You learn so much, and they're wonderful as people, too.

Playing one year under Coach K feels like you've played for three years. I learned so much from him; gained a lot of wisdom and knowledge from him.

I have to remind myself sometimes to look back and see what brought me to where I'm at.

When I was younger, I felt more like a student working with a mentor when I worked with the conductor, but now it feels more like equals.

See, life is a journey and every chapter is very interesting.

I'm honest and tell it like it is. I've been around the horn a few times and learned valuable lessons from screwing up a bit. So, if I can pass off advice or make someone smile on the way to work, I'm for it.