Quotes About Flexibility

I'll play first, third, left. I'll play anywhere - except Philadelphia.

I can play anywhere. First, third, left field, anywhere but Philadelphia.

And maybe that's being the third child, although my entire family are very resilient - very, very resilient.

The way I see it, the third series of 'Downton Abbey' is all about change and how each character adapts to those changes.

I like to make all kinds of movies. I'd do 'Ocean's Thirteen' with the right script.

I have been a nomad for most of my thirties, even creatively.

I spent my thirties living out of boxes and moving every six months to a year. It was my cloud period: I just wandered like a cloud for ten years, following the food supply. I was a hunter, gatherer, an academic migrant.

For the last thirty years in my career I never know what I'm doing next.

I don't think Paul Thomas Anderson has a standard approach to anything.

We're very reluctant to change, even though we know that all things change, and especially our relationships are just determined to change.

Believe me when I say this: you can't please everyone in concert, even though I still want to. Someone always wants you to sing a song that isn't necessarily on your set list.

I never give up on anything, because you come back around, and suddenly the thing you thought you'd never do is relevant.

It's always nice to be thought of and asked to do anything, let alone something different.

I don't rehearse on either of my shows, 'Family Feud' or my talk show. I never rehearse with the guests. I don't want to have any preconceived thoughts, notions, because that kills my creativity as a host and as a stand up.

I come from a school of thoughts where I actually don't plan anything.

As cheesy as it sounds, all my eggs were never in just one basket. I had a thousand baskets going on.

There are a thousand ways to play any role.

As far as I'm concerned... there's a side to an actor that wants to go on and play a thousand different roles.

Don't be too close-minded, and don't think there's only one way to get to where you want to be. There are a thousand ways to get there, and if one way doesn't work, try the other.

All the times being like, 'Who rented this car and why are we going to this place?' You take the easy route and go, 'Oh, thanks for the champagne. I'll have another.'

A good model isn't just about being pretty or even beautiful, it's the ability to be a chameleon and change and adapt to the situation or setting of a photo shoot.

You understand my idea of a happy marriage is essentially anything that works.

There are three options for dealing with those unsolved problems: Plan A refers to solving a problem unilaterally, through the imposition of adult will. Plan B involves solving a problem collaboratively. Plan C involves setting aside an unsolved problem, at least for now. If you intend to follow the guidance provided in this book, the Plans—especially Plan B—are your future.

He knows just what buttons to push. We should reword this one so it's more accurate: when he's having difficulty being flexible, dealing adaptively with frustration, and solving problems, he does things that are very maladaptive and that adults experience as being extremely unpleasant.