Quotes about "Leadership & Influence"

Could you ever call me a 'leading man?' Not really. It's not that I don't want leading man roles, but there's only so many, and they want Tom Hanks, not me. ”

Setting a good example for your children takes all the fun out of middle age. ”

Influence is to be measured, not by the extent of surface it covers, but by its kind. ”

I walked in and inherited a management group that I didn't know very well. They didn't know me, and we had a very short window to put together a credible recovery plan. ”

If you have no authority to legislate my freedoms, then I'm truly free, at least from you. ”

When I give over to somebody's vision rather than have an idea of what I need to do, it takes me to places I wouldn't have got to by myself. I'm always attracted to a strong director. ”

I'm not attracted to naturalism, I'm not attracted to behavior, I'm attracted to dance. I'm attracted to gesture, I'm attracted to singing with your voice, as opposed to having a natural manner. I'm a theater actor first, so that probably influences a lot of my approach. And I think in many ways, naturalism has ruined movies. ”

The familiar material objects may not be all that is real, but they are admirable examples. ”

The only way to predict if there's a cloud on your horizon due to glaucoma is to get tested. No matter what the diagnosis, the forecast is for clear vision in the years ahead. ”

My major influence was my ten years older sister. ”