Respect for Peers Quotes

I don't know if I actually respect other artists as people as much as I should. I look at their work as excellent data that feeds my mind as nature feeds my body.

Alejandro Amenábar has a unique way of approaching movies and thinking about something which was new to me. It was different. I have a lot of respect for him so I just took a gamble.

I would never say anything derogatory about another actor even in my sleep.

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.

Out of sheer respect for the people I look up to in the industry, I do say 'yes' to projects at times. It helps me learn a lot. Also, if I am playing a small role in a good, content-driven film, I say yes to it. But there have been times when I said 'no' to films because I was not convinced with the content.

As a musician, I have always refrained from criticizing another artist.

Undertake not to teach your equal in the art himself professes; it savors arrogancy.

I never started writing because I wanted to write myself stuff. It was really more that I had these stories to tell, and I wanted to work with people that I respected and liked.