Loretta Devine Quotes

Relationships or not, I believe that people don't need to know about my life beyond a certain point.

Women want honesty but sometimes get upset if you are honest, so you need to know when to be honest.

You don't need to know who I'm dating. You don't need to know what I'm doing. I'm fine with everybody not knowing that.

I feel only my friends and family need to know what is happening in my personal life.

One of the rules about being an actor or an actress is that you never diss other actors or actresses, particularly when you don't know them.

I think you learn something from everybody that you've worked with. I really learned how to behave on set through the people that I worked with, like the importance of being on time and the importance of being professional. I don't bring my cell phone on set; I leave it in my trailer.

In terms of being a professional, I want to be professional with everyone.

In the past, if I was in the middle of a situation involving my personal life, I was always keeping it to me and my family. I wasn't explaining or telling the fans what was going on because they don't need to know.

The right thing to do is to thank them for their work, let people know that they're moving on, and ... you don't really have to explain all their personal details. It's more important to leave them with their dignity... and let them go on to live another day. Remember, what you say at that meeting, that's their reputation.

Between a Man and his Wife nothing ought to rule but Love. Believe nothing against another but on good authority; and never report what may hurt another, unless it be a greater hurt to some other to conceal it.

On respect for the Queen: When I lick a stamp I always do it with my eyes closed.

A Man consumes the Time you make him Wait In thinking of your Faults-so don't be late!

Keep each person separate in your heart. Don't have two sex patterns going at the same time. And don't ever join a conversation about something you know nothing about.

If the maintenance of public credit, then, be truly important, the next enquiry which suggests itself is, by what means it is to be effected? The ready answer to which question is, by good faith, by a punctual performance of contracts. States, like individuals, who observe their engagements, are respected and trusted: while the reverse is the fate of those who pursue an opposite conduct.

Simplicity, a delicate silence about oneself, increases their worth and makes one love those whom one admires.

Don't avoid eye contact and don't be late

Reserve is the truest expression of respect towards those who are its objects.

When I like people immensely I never tell their names to anyone. It is like surrendering a part of them. I have grown to love secrecy.

We do not tell old friends beneath our roof-tree that they are an offence to the eyesight.

Lisa Joy is so incredible, and she's always on set making sure everyone is okay and being respectful. We have a zero-tolerance policy on that set [ in the Westworlds]. If anyone is inappropriate or makes you uncomfortable, they're literally gone in two seconds. It's no joke. It's very professional.

Never speak of a man in his own presence. It is always indelicate, and may be offensive .

I never keep boys waiting. It's a hard trial for a boy to wait.

In the past a man was expected to give his seat on a bus to a woman. Today it would be much more courteous for that man to give her his job.

Never be late. When you're late, what you're saying is that your time is more important than the other person's time. That's pretty egotistical.

I don't talk about my friends behind their back.