Derek Jacobi Quotes

More brands are waking up to their social responsibility and doing good work through cause marketing campaigns. Yet too many still go about it the wrong way. I mean 'wrong' in two senses. Firstly, they are marketing ineffectively, and secondly, as a consequence their positive social impact is not maximized.

There are plenty of examples of people who have had busy lives out there in the world, trying to do good, and written very well at the same time.

Frankly, I'm not religious, but I believe in the cause of humanity - doing good work.

I've been very fortunate to be able to use my series as a platform to show a good message for the kids.

It's important to think good, speak good, and do good. If we want to see positive change in the world, then we need to connect to goodness. I try in everything I do, both in business and philanthropy, to make a positive change and do that by doing good.

You can do more good by being good than any other way.

It's cool to know that you're doing something that people of all ages can watch and enjoy, even though my bread and butter is a little dirtier. It's cool to just be involved in something that's that big and joyous and meant to make people feel happy.

Good work is good work wherever it's done, in a play, a motion picture or television, and that includes commercials.

You don't need to be the good guy to get a good message out.

Give me good writing, and I'll play it all day.

I'm really proud of Gunsmoke. We put on a good show every week - one that families could all watch together without offending anyone.

Instead of asking 'How much damage will the work in question bring about?' why not ask 'How much good? How much joy?'

I like going after good material, well-written material.

It is a sort of great Victorian truth that actually, trying to do the right thing is pretty good for you and pretty good for business as well, by and large.

While some misuse their freedom to perpetrate evil, millions respond by feeling compelled to use their freedom to do good.

When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the work is good, the product of a master craftsman.

'Activate Your Goodness' explains how we all have a stake in our collective future, each and every person in their own unique way. As I see it, it is all about personally taking responsibility for our actions, and fully realizing that by thinking good, speaking good and doing good, you can find your place in life.

May we do good everywhere as we have opportunity, and results will not be wanting!

I was recently asked about the business side of 'Biggest Loser,' but as long as we entertain people, we can keep coming back and making a difference. It's a delicate balance, but one feeds off the other. I feel so good about the show - it's uplifting and inspiring and entertaining at the same time.

Right now, I'd like to just continue on a series where I am doing good work with a balance of comedy and drama. That and do occasional features and movies.

There's never a surefire good career move except doing good work.

It doesn't matter what medium I perform, I just love to perform in general, if it's good work.

I want to go working with good people on something that's good, because otherwise it's a big waste of time. I don't have that much time.

What greater bliss than to look back on days spent in usefulness, in doing good to those around us.

I just like a good story. I want the story to be good and I want the character to be different than the last one I played. That's not always possible, but that's what I want.