Theo James Quotes

I'm short and curvy, but I think people want to work with me for reasons other than what I look like.

My father used to say, 'Let them see you and not the suit. That should be secondary.'

Hair and make-up always helps. I did always try to be well-groomed, professional at all times. Take your job seriously - but not yourself.

I have many dear friends in the film industry, but finally, the roles come to me on merit, not because of personal equations.

Judge me on how I play football, or judge me on when you meet me.

An employer would be a complete fool to let an image like college partying influence their hiring decisions.

Your connections might get you in the door, but it won't keep you there. And if you haven't prepared, you'll suck.

The most important criterion is this: hire someone whose character and humility and attitude you would like to have reproduced in your church and in yourself.

I have to remember that for the most part people will see me for what I do, not what I say I do.

It doesn't matter what your pedigree is, who your family is or what degrees you have. What really matters is how you perform your job and how you produce results. Whoever could do the best job, that's who the focus is on - and it definitely doesn't matter if I am a woman or a man.

I don't want to be just known for the way I dress. I want to be known for how I play, how I treat people, and how I am as a role model. I don't just want to be, 'He dresses cool' or 'He dresses crazy.' You're going to have lovers and haters. I want my golf game to be the main thing.

Professionalism is not sportsmanship. If you don't succeed, you won't be in your profession for long. In our society, it's not about good or bad. It's about who's on top.

Your attitude will go a long way in determining your success, your recognition, your reputation and your enjoyment in being a lawyer.

No nude scenes. No sex-symbol parts. I want people to recognize me for my work, not just for being pretty.

Conduct, and conduct alone, entitles to respect: that not what men are, but what they do, constitutes their claim to deference … merit, and not birth, is the only rightful claim to power and authority

It's one thing to talk about lack of diversity and lack of representation. But that doesn't matter if you're not good at what you're supposed to be doing.

One thing about a film production is that it must run efficiently; there is no room for dead wood. So somebody that hangs around by the coffee wagon won't get hired again, but somebody who is dedicated and works hard and really puts out will get noticed by the people that matter around there and will get asked to come back again.

It's always a huge red flag for me when somebody's reticent or reluctant or a little slow in providing thoughtful references that are a testament to them as a person and their professional accomplishments.

Women need to make sure they know what they're talking about. You can't just plant yourself in front of a camera and be pretty because that's just not good enough. It's just not a respectable way about building one's career - in sports or anywhere on TV.

The reality is that people know my character, and they know my service.

I think if there was anything I learned from our skipper was that it's not how you look; it's how you perform.

I'm the type of employer who will hire based on personality, based on potential. If you put the resume before the personality, you're going to fail.

I feel like I've earned respect with how I go about my business, how I carry myself.

A footballer who says they don't want to start games is in the wrong job.

On numerous different occasions I have had people tell me that I am only booked because of my dad, because of who I was dating, or any other exceptions other than my hard work, so in my mind I wanted to put in the extra hours in the ring.