Penny Johnson Jerald Quotes

Sometimes on sets, I shut down, try to focus.

I don't want anything to get in the way of me and my singing. I want my mind as clear as possible.

To stay at my best, I have to stop talking during the preceding day.

I think I'd have done better if I had been a little more relaxed-if I had not pressed quite so hard, if I'd not lost quite so much sleep.

Actresses can get outrageously precious about the way they look. That's not what life's about. If you starve yourself to the point where your brain cells shrivel, you will never do good work. And if you're overly conscious of your arms flapping in the wind, how can you look the other actor in the eye to respond to them?

For a long time, I'd work until 10 or 11. When I work, I'm on. I'm 'Magic.' I love it, but it takes a lot out of me.

For the record, I'm a clinical workaholic.

I don't know why, but it seems to be a common story for actors and comedians to have a tendency to be bad students and have difficulty focusing on things.

I think it's important to feel good so that the football can take care of itself. If everything else is organised and ready to go, then you're free to play football.

But I think in the midst of working, you can't get too crazy serious.

I'm a successful professional athlete, and whatever I'm going through in my private life would never impact my performance on court.

I think when you're stressing, or worried about your performance, worrying about this and worrying about that, that's when things start to get tough and you're not enjoying it anymore and it becomes a job. Although it is our job to play, still you have to understand that it's a game and you have to enjoy it.

My anxiety level of my own work and what I'm doing and focusing on my art and all of that stuff? That's fundamental.

If I have one thing on in a week, I find it very difficult to get back to work that week. I need a lot of dreaming time.

I'm so blessed to have as many jobs that I have, but I do agree that there needs to be some downtime.

I've seen how much effort has to go into a tour, the performance and also how to look after yourself, not just physically, but mentally too.

I was working straight for nine months and I'm exhausted. I'm ready to relax for a little while and read. I don't want to work for work sake; I have to be excited about it.

I think it's important to have as much as a normal life and take the time to get perspective because it only helps your work in the long run.

We need to distinguish between stress and stimulation. Having deadlines, setting goals, and pushing yourself to perform at capacity are stimulating. Stress is when you're anxious, upset, or frustrated, which dramatically reduce your ability to perform.

This was something that was obsessing me and creating a writer's block. To get involved and get stuck in, get the proper information about what's going on has really helped.

I like to work in the morning. I like to sometimes go to a place where I'm all alone where I'm not going to get a phone call early that hurts my feelings, because once my feelings are hurt, I'm dead in the water.

It's very important that we re-learn the art of resting and relaxing. Not only does it help prevent the onset of many illnesses that develop through chronic tension and worrying; it allows us to clear our minds, focus, and find creative solutions to problems.

If I'm at home on my own and the writing isn't going well, I clean my house. And there have been times in the past few years when my house has looked really clean.

When there's an important tournament going on, I try and stay in a bubble. It's easy that way because then you don't have to worry about anything else.

When it ceases to be fun, I'll stop and just stay in my restaurants.