Quotes about Performance

I think you can't be really posh and be an interesting actor. I'm a bit of a posh rough.

We are not here for political reasons, we are here for sport, to fight for positions. That's the good thing about Formula One.

You've got to stay current and up with the competition. The main thing, though, is finding the greatest songs you can possibly find.

Every time you work is a challenge. There's a constant worry about it, and it's a side of acting I don't like.

What people think and believe and plan are all very important, but what they do is the thing that counts most.

I'm effective against a lot of teams, especially when you play man coverage.

I draw from the crowd a lot.

I think you judge players and managers on how they perform at World Cups.

If a player digests his own statistical information in his own time, on his own laptop, tablet or whatever, without a coach standing over him, it makes it easier for him. It helps with the pressure. There's a fear factor but spending time at home analysing things can help control it.

I know that my way of tackling a character is very different.

I can't give you 150 takes. I can't even give you 30 different ways of doing it! I don't have the talent or the range for it.

There are actors who are really fantastically talented at being natural on screen and appearing to be themselves, but I like the challenge of becoming somebody else.