Edie Campbell Quotes

You can't do the same thing every day with the horse. Because they then know the thing inside out, and they're leading you, not the other way round. You don't want them to take over. You have to be able to ride the movements and set the movements up; you don't want them starting before you are ready.

I'm kind of a horse whisperer; I don't know what it is. I'm not great on a horse. I'm getting better, but I'm not brilliant. So yeah, I've spent a lot of time with horses. They're great creatures; I love them. I do love riding them when I get the chance to.

No one wants to see me struggling to get a horse under control because I can't ride it. And no one wants to see me not knowing how to deal with the psychological makeup of the character.

Every horse I get on I can adapt to. It's like a jigsaw puzzle.

I love to think on my feet, and I love to be able to feel from a close proximity how things are going.

I'm not one to dwell on rehearsal or preparation.

Diplomacy is like jazz: endless variations on a theme.

There's always the new wrinkle. One must keep one's eyes always open.

My act is sort of improvisational. I have a skeleton in my head, but no fat or skin on it.

You have to always be ready, always be alive, and always be willing to move in a new direction.

With improv, it's a combination of listening and not trying to be funny.

Negotiating is a little like jazz. You improvise on a theme. You know where you want to go, but you’re not always sure how to get there.

Diplomacy is a little bit like Jazz. It’s improvisation on a theme.

I have to be prepared always and be at my best. I looked to bat 50 overs and score as many possible. It may not happen all the time, but whenever I see the opportunity, I try to make the most of it.

You have to learn to be fluid and go where you're needed, when you're needed. You've gotta be flexible. I think that's what acting is.

Strategy is, at some level, the ability to predict what's going to happen, but it's also about understanding the context in which it is being formulated. And then you have to be open-minded to the fact that you're not going to get it right at the very beginning.

You can't just be only going to the gym when you sign a fight contract or you'll just be the same fighter every time, just more experienced.

It's tough when you don't know if you're going to play or when you're going to play. But keeping the consistency and keeping in shape is important.

I think a fighter should be ready and able to adapt to anything that is in front of him in the ring.

Things change very quickly. You have to be prepared and ready and on your toes at all times.

Whatever role I get told to play, I just have to adapt to it and play.

Each outing is its own game. You roll on your game plan. It is a different chess match each time you go out there. I just try to be prepared.

You can have the perfect plan through the first punch but then you have to take the fight second by second.

You have to be essentially ready to interview the President every day that you walk in, at any moment.

I do find that there's a fine balance between preparation and seeing what happens naturally.