Giorgio Armani Quotes

I bring values, resiliency, a thick skin, and I'm not afraid to be confrontational. I don't remember anyone before bringing that to the table.

I'm quite modest. I don't want to tell people I'm a leader.

I don't get ulcers. I give 'em.

Sometimes you get yourselves in situations where you don't realize people are actually testing you. People are actually provoking you.

I don't always feel comfortable being outwardly aggressive.

By nature I can be a confrontational person. I don't feel like there's anything wrong with that.

I'm not aggressive by nature and it was tough for me to make the transition to directing.

I know how to make decisions and stand up to the criticism every day.

I need to learn to be more assertive.

Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind.

Novice leaders often respond dramatically to provocations.

I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night’s sleep.

Making music is an emotional thing. And when you're on a video shoot with 50 people there, you have to somehow, in a non-emotional way, say what you want and not feel guilty for it. And that takes growing up and that takes... not caring how people perceive you as much. And it just takes experience, I think.

Maybe almost 20 years ago, I was like, 'God, I need to be more direct.' And I found times that I could practice it when it was maybe not my family or friends or co-workers. It's a quality that's rarely disliked.

As a manager, I have to keep calm.

Knowing who I am as a player and working on my deficiencies, communication is something I try to pride myself on.

I'm not aggressive enough.

I'd like to be more assertive when it comes to confrontation. I'm fine on the pitch, but off the pitch, I'm a bit of a softy.

When you're tense and you're forcing the issue, you kind of cloud your vision, so I think just being confident and super relaxed, waiting for my timing, has really helped me.

I hesitate to direct even though I feel I contribute a lot on a set.

At one point, people are going to have to realize that maybe I know what I'm doing.

My father put it right when he said: 'I don't get ulcers. I give ulcers.'

At the end of the program, I tried to talk to the kids a little bit about life skills.

I think it's hard, when you're someone who likes to please people, as I am, to be a boss. I had to learn how to rein myself in and not terrify people.

There is a fine line between assertiveness and being relaxed.