James Marsden Quotes

I love working with smart-funny people.

Our biggest thing in the locker room is to just have fun and stay loose.

You need to have camaraderie in the clubhouse. Wherever you're working, be it a baseball team or at a business, you want to walk in there and say, 'Geez, it's great to be at work. Let's go get 'em,' as opposed to walking in there knowing there's going to be a commotion.

When you work with somebody you have chemistry with, it's easy and it's fun. You hardly call it work.

I believe that working with good people matters because then the work environment is good. If there is a sense of respect and belief among the people you work with, that is when good work is done.

When you're working with good people it brings good things out in you.

I have played on many teams throughout my career, and I know when a team has the tools, and the right positive attitude towards winning.

I think we're in good hands. There's definitely much more momentum in bringing in good things to help support the show. Everyone's got a good attitude about it and I think that makes all the difference.

It's a job and we're going to work together for six months, so let's have a good time.

I look forward to going to work. Everybody is at the top of their game. It was like we just got to play.

I treat everyone as equals. I can't work if I'm not having fun, and I can't have fun if not everyone is happy.

That's my only goal. Surround myself with funny people, and make sure everyone has a good time and works hard.

I just always have felt that people should be natural in their behavior, that they should be able to derive enjoyment from whatever they do. When they derive enjoyment, they tend to work together better; they tend to be more productive.

I like to have fun all the time, even if I'm working.

I'm all about having a good time and respecting my teammates.

I'm just gonna make plays and bring a good atmosphere to your organization.

I think if you have a good attitude and go in with no pressure or expectations, just for a chance to play with all these talented people and do your thing, then it's always a blast!

Always work hard and have fun in what you do because I think that's when you're more successful. You have to choose to do it.

I do the work just because I enjoy it on the day, working with the guys. For me, it's like going to play a game of baseball: you've got your teammates, you get to do something that's fun, hopefully, and whatever happens with that stuff is in the cosmos someplace.

To any young kid who wants to be a footballer, I would simply say: Have fun playing football and enjoy the team - spirit. That's the right attitude; that will bring you pleasure and fulfillment in football. A baker cannot live on bread he made yesterday, and a footballer cannot live on his last game. It's about the here and now.

The most important thing is team morale.

You've got each other's back. I think if everyone shows up with that attitude, then everybody has a great time, and I think the work is better as well.

I'm a person who loves people. It's all about the vibe of the environment I'm working in.

Quality performance starts with a positive attitude.

When I was 17, I made the decision to have a good attitude. I was a junior in high school; the coach said I was going to be the captain of my basketball team. I thought – that surprised me because I wasn’t the best player. John Thomas was better than me, and I was probably second or third best player. And I kept thinking, “Why am I going to be the captain?” I think everybody else was thinking that too. And the coach then answered, “The reason John is going to be the captain is he has the best attitude on the team. He encourages others, he believes we can win, he never gives up.”