James Harden Quotes

I don't try to please anybody. I try to win.

I'm not trying to keep anybody happy.

People have said I'm a puppet, an instrument of my grandfather, but I think they quickly realised that I'm my own person, that I have autonomy in my actions. I think they rapidly realised I could look after myself.

I don't think I'm generous enough to be the straight guy. I sort of make my own way and make my own statement. Do I mind pushing myself forward? Not at all.

I auditioned on my own. I tried to make a mark for myself without anybody's help, not even Mom's.

I'm a good assistant. That's why I don't have an assistant, because I'm so on it that no one can be as on it as me. I know that.

The thing I hate most in acting is asking permission to do things. What you really want to do is say, 'This is my need; this is what's going to get me further; this is what's going to be alive. I don't ever say, 'Do you mind if...?' I just come in and do it.

If you want something, you can't wait for someone to make it happen for you.

I just don't feel like I have to explain myself.

Listen, little boy. In this business, there's only one law you gotta follow to keep outta trouble. Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doin' it.

No, I don't tolerate pressure from anyone about anything.

I didn't do this for other people; I did this for me. I fought for this right for me - does that sound selfish?

What I say goes. I'm hitting shots that I want to hit. I'm doing the things that I want to do. I play it my way.

It's cool to see a woman be like, 'This is what I want - this is what I don't want.' It's good to see someone making choices for themselves.

My mother often told us that it is a poor dog that will not wag its own tail.

I've always been very determined to do things my own way and people can expect that from me.

People believe Mahesh does what I ask him to. That's not true. He may look shy and gentle, but he knows his mind.

You can't just wait for everybody to give you approval - you will just be waiting.

But what I'm not is someone who just comes in and becomes a lapdog to the board. Anyone who knows my personality knows that's not me.

I'm talented and I don't listen to people. I have a mind of my own.

My mother did not raise me to ask for permission to lead.

I'm going to keep playing the way I do. I don't think anybody can tell me how to play; I always play hard.

I'm never going to let someone else tell me what I can and can't do.

I am my own man.

I don't have to explain myself to nobody. Nobody. I don't.