Otis Redding Quotes

Mr. Bergman was a man of great working discipline. He forced everyone to concentrate when it was important. No disturbing noise during rehearsal. A code of silence.

You have to be serious-minded in business, but not take yourself seriously.

I'm not a light-hearted person, so I can't think light-hearted at work.

Working with Michael Chiklis is a lesson in professionalism and staying focused. That's what Chiklis brings all day long.

When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.

Debra Winger doesn't let anything interfere with her performance, which is the way it should be.

I don't do too much outside of football during football season, because this is my job and I take it seriously. I don't do too much, don't really go out at all that much, don't eat out or anything, try to stay focused and stay to myself.

Now, when it's time to get down to business, I get down to business.

I take my work seriously.

If you are having fun on the set, you are not getting things done.

This is my job and I respect it enough to concentrate on it.

The only way I know how to deliver is to focus; some people can turn it on or off - I'd rather stay in character.

You have to have a work ethic, and you have to be educated in what you're doing. You have to take it seriously. It doesn't mean that everything you do has to be serious. But you've got to have the tools.

I approached work very seriously. I never went out. I couldn't fathom people who could go out to clubs... I mean, if I had a 6 A.M. call, I had to be prepared. I had to be in bed at a certain hour.

You're not going to see my sense of humor on the football field. That's not a place for me to joke around.

I work really hard. Walk-throughs, I take everything seriously.

I am all business, I am all work.

We're not the kind of people to just take a break and say everything's going good, you know, let's rest on our laurels, act like rock stars - we take it very seriously, and we certainly aren't just celebrating and doing a victory lap.

I'm too professional, too much of a perfectionist to take my eye off the ball.

Most of the stuff I've done is quite serious, so I'm usually studious.

I have fun when it's the right time to have fun, but when I lock in for practice and matches, I'm not worried about fun.

I'm definitely not joking around on set.

When I'm on the field, I just do my job.

I'm pretty serious about what I do.

I think that I probably break on set more than I make other people break. I've realized recently that, in my everyday social life, I'm a very easygoing person, but when it comes to work, I'm pretty type - A. I'm very focused and I take it maybe too seriously sometimes. So, when I'm on set, even when there are really funny people that I'm in the scenes with, I'm generally good at not breaking too often.