Shiri Appleby Quotes

It is necessary to develop a strategy that utilizes all the physical conditions and elements that are directly at hand. The best strategy relies upon an unlimited set of responses.

There are times when I am directing, and there are a couple of moments I didn't get the way I wanted, but I know I still have other angles to shoot and I have to be done by noon; I move on.

The appeal of the wild for me is its unpredictability. You have to develop an awareness, react fast, be resourceful and come up with a plan and act on it.

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

I've been lucky enough to work with some of the best TV directors there are, and I've learned from how they had to handle when things don't go quite according to plan.

I believe I can adapt to anything.

I always use the basic quality of people to achieve what I want to achieve. That's a different way of thinking. I always love that they do things. And when it goes wrong, well, try to correct it in one way or another.

You can put my dad in any situation and he's going to figure it out. He's going to figure the people out and how to get along, how to make everyone comfortable.

In chess, you gotta come up with a strategy. I made a lot of plans in my life. 'I'ma do this, I'ma do that, this is gonna happen, that's gonna happen.' And a lot of stuff don't go as planned. You really gotta act on events as they unfold. That's how I compare chess to life.

I can pretty much take anything that comes at me.

Sometimes it's good to be ready for the unpredictable. I'm glad that I can go through unpredictable situations. It's a good thing.

I think, as an outsider, you are ready to deal with whatever comes your way.

I always believe that one should be able to deal with any situations.

I feel like I can adapt to any defense.

Life is a weird thing because it puts roadblocks in front of you, sometimes you gotta go through it, sometimes you gotta go around it, sometimes you gotta take a pause and look back at what you're gonna do, have a plan.

I'm very confident with who I am and how I lead, and I'm a problem solver and like to keep myself on my toes.

I've had the benefit of doing pretty much everything. So I'm really pretty comfortable in any situation.

I really pride myself on trying to be versatile.

Every GM will tell you it's an instinct. It's an instinct to be patient, to react, or act, or not to do anything at all. It just comes. What I can say is you must have a plan and a goal and a way to do things. At the end of the day, it's an instinct. Sometimes it's good. Sometimes it's bad.

I think I am pretty resilient and resourceful.

I'm pretty prepared for anything. You could shove me out there in any situation - I've done it.

I feel no matter who I'm going against that I can get open in a number of ways.

Plans get you into things, but you got to work your way out.

I literally don't know what I'm going to do next. That's successful.