Christina Hendricks Quotes

My dad probably gave me the best advice growing up. I think it's really just keeping your cool in situations and learning to balance everything.

You can be stern and forthright, and that's my management style, but when you lose it totally, that's a sign of weakness.

It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else you're doing.

I never yell or scream. I mean, definitely not at work. I never yell at anyone I work with.

While exceptional employees don't seek conflict, they don't run away from it either. They're able to maintain their composure while presenting their positions calmly and logically. They're able to withstand personal attacks in pursuit of the greater goal and never use that tactic themselves.

I'm just calm under fire. I'm not intimidating at all.

One of my strongest assets is my ability to be calm under pressure.

Take your job seriously, BUT don't take their complaints personally. If you take it personally you'll get upset and lose your edge. If you take it too personally, you'll lose your edge and your job. If you take it seriously -- it's you with them. If you take it personally, it's you against them. What steps can you take to ensure keeping your cool?

He who keeps his cool best wins.

Panic plays no part in the training of a nurse.

If something happens, you have to realize that you can't just yell at people all the time.

Those who cannot understand how to put their thoughts on ice should not enter into the heat of debate.

I was raised that way: don't get mad, get smart.

A women knows how to keep quiet when she is in the right, whereas a man, when he is in the right, will keep on talking.

The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance.

You can't be emotional if you're trying to be a businesswoman.

I never raise my voice!

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.

I was either told or I realised on my own terms that if you're going to be star-struck with the people you're working with, you're not going to work very well.

They weren't interested in entertainment. They were tough. I learned one trick, which was to be quieter than they were until they had to look at you. It took a lot of agressiveness.

If you're playing the character, you could say to yourself in 16 different ways, What if that didn't bother me? What if I knew exactly what he was talking about? What if I didn't get excited?

Anger does not solve problems - anger only makes things worse. I go by the old saying, 'Don't make important decisions when you're angry.'

I ain't go on media and spazz. That's what crash dummies do. That ain't what I do.

It is wise to direct your anger towards problems - not people; to focus your energies on answers - not excuses.

Calm down. If you want to be President you have to be calm.