Jerry Lewis Quotes

There are no excuses for theoretical physicists not to perform and deliver.

And I kind of feel that I have a responsibility to the people that invest their time and money with me to show up on the set every day and do the best of which I am capable.

Irrespective of the tasks given to me, I have done my best to discharge my duties.

It's important to always do your best work, no matter what the film is.

When you are professional and working in a club like Everton, the obligation is to be motivated, to be focused.

I understand that I need to take up quality work.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

Once you take a role, you have to do it properly and do it justice.

I have a strong sense of responsibility. I like to be directed, it's true. If I didn't like that, I'd do something else.

What I do is not some magical, mystical thing. I simply get up in the morning, get to work on time, say my lines, and do the best I can.

I had a clear vision: if I take up an assignment, I'll do full justice to it; otherwise I'll walk away.

Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic.

My business is not to show anybody anything; my job is just to do it.

Everybody's got a job to do, and I do mine as best I can.

You think I have the responsibilty... I have the responsibility to give the fans a good time!

There was no question that in our house doing well, doing it the right way, school, sports - there was an expectation. One of the things I've taken away from that is that I'm unafraid to expect a fair amount from people. It makes them so much better - you're doing them a disservice if you don't.

You just go in and try to do the best job you can everyday.

My philosophy is, 'Show up, shut up, and do your job,' and if you do it to the satisfaction of your director and the public, you're likely to be able to do it again.

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all that they can.

It was a job, and I was just doing my job.

I really feel like my goal, and I don't always achieve it, is to do the best work I can do, and stay out of the results. Because ultimately, the result is not what the work is about. There are other people whose jobs are to focus on those results and maximize them, and that's great. Let them do their job.

I'm too busy putting my energies into my performance to be a diva.

We're about winning and accountability.

I can't miss a night's work and let my public down.

There's only one shot you have at a movie, and that's your best shot. If you can't give it that, don't go. They're paying you! You gotta do a job for them.