Denis Diderot Quotes

Always maintain your composure.

Without emotional control you cannot play, influence; you cannot react. You have to know what you have to do and not react. You have to be cool.

People would read all kinds of reaction into it, but Tracy told me himself that half the time he was just standing very still, trying to look sober and composed. That takes nothing away from him. The fact he got away with it was a tribute to his talent.

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

I normally try to be tranquil on the pitch.

Keep your cool, even when those around you can't.

I have to stay calm, cool, and collected.

Mandy is not calm. So that's acting. I'm acting. And, and I love playing someone calm.

You don't have to be kind. You have to be calm. Once you start showing that people can affect your emotions, then you obviously don't have that much power. If a stewardess can affect your emotional life, then you don't have any power in life and you just showed your whole hand.

Emotions will either serve or master, depending on who is in charge.

I succeeded in using my charms like a weapon; I learned to play with other's hearts and to master my own desires.

In almost any situation, it is far more devastating to keep your icy cool while the other person gets herself in a flush-cheeked, teary-eyed hot mess yelling in your face.

Gentleness is strength under control. It is the ability to stay calm, no matter what happens.

Those who have accomplished the greatest results are those...who never grow excited or lose self-control, but are always calm, self-possessed, patient and polite.

Fear is your best friend or your worst enemy. It's like fire. If you can control it, it can cook for you; it can heat your house. If you can't control it, it will burn everything around you and destroy you. If you can control your fear, it makes you more alert, like a deer coming across the lawn.

When I act tough they listen politely till the spasm passes. They know.

If you don't control your emotions, your emotions will control your acts, and that's not good.

He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.

I think it's important to never play 'crazy' - you have to know what kind of crazy you're playing.

Being cool is when you win, you don't get too happy; and when you lose, you don't get too mad.

I was a master at keeping my feelings in.

There's this wonderful first assistant and he'll be saying, 'Now Harry goes down among the dragons.' You have to hold yourself together. Because if you lose it for a second then you're sunk.

No, nothing really upsets me.

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

As a top player, you have to keep your emotions in check. You think you can control everything.