Julian Fellowes Quotes

I know some people say, 'You must have life balance.' I don't have that.

I tell my staff, 'Give me your best, and then go home and live your life.' I've never asked anyone to work harder, but I've told plenty that they needed rest.

We need to establish boundaries between our personal and professional lives. When we don't, our work, our health, and our personal lives suffer.

I envy people who can think, 'No, I'm not going to work today' when they have a huge pile of deadlines stacking up.

The only thing that's a challenge for me is not working. I get depressed when I'm not in motion.

I stop short of being a workaholic.

I constantly work at maintaining balance. For me, my family comes first. If my family is taken care of, then everything else usually falls into place.

I don't quite have the energy for extra curricular activities. I have to pace myself a little bit more.

I pushed myself way too hard during the first year of Veronica Mars and I got moody and run-down. Now I'll go to bed early instead of going out with friends. It's not always the most fun option, but I know I need at least eight hours of sleep to feel balanced.

My friends told me that it's the hardest thing to separate the personal life from their work.

I am a compulsive worker. But I'm also a compulsive relaxer.

Am I a workaholic? Yes, but I also have no problem taking time for myself.

Life is all about balance. My work is very important to me, but so are my relationships. I make time for that aspect of my life, and it makes me happy having balance in my life.

Coming off the field and having a young family, it's very easy to distract yourself.

I've been told many times that I should give up trying to find balance in my life, but I refuse.

I don't like the word 'juggling' or 'work-life balance.' You prioritize.

I don't drink or party. There's literally no time for that. As soon as I finish a show, I go straight back to the hotel room, do emails, I sleep, that's it.

It's important for moms to have alone time. However, that's the first thing that goes on a busy day. Fortunately for me, because of my job, I have to find the time to do it. At least that's the way my mind sees it. I have to exercise to be able to fit the clothes and book the jobs.

When I was a teenager, a psychic told me, 'Your biggest challenge will be life-work balance.' That's certainly turned out to be true!

Everybody who knows me is like, 'Dude, you've got to chill out.' I can't not work, given where I want to be.

But it's mostly about pacing yourself when you do these movies.

I'm constantly working, even when I'm at home.

I believe you have to have balance in your life.

When I worked with Jamie Lee Curtis in 'True Lies', she told me, You need a plan B, because when you have six months to a year off, you can go nuts. You need to have another focus.

For a while it was hard for me to say no to work.