Downtime Quotes

• Even though it seems like there are a lot of parts, there is really tons of downtime in the acting world.

  Taryn Manning

  Acting, World, Seems

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• As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Sports, Athlete

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• There's editing, and scripts to read and edit, and casting, and all the elements of production that just sort of take up the normal downtime that you would have as an actor. So there's not a lot of that for me.

  Richard Dean Anderson

  Editing, Actors, Elements

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm busy and that's the way I like it - when I have too much downtime I get into trouble.

  Craig Charles

  Too Much, Way, Busy

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• I had some downtime with my career and I got complacent.

  Jake Busey

  Careers, Complacent

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• There's no such thing as downtime for your brain.

  Jeffrey Kluger

  Brain

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• In my downtime, for fun, I engage in philosophical internet debates. Yeah, I'm that guy.

  Scott Clifton

  Fun, Philosophical, Guy

  "60 Seconds With Scott Clifton - One Life To Live", February 11, 2010.

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• I don't have a lot of downtime.

  Dean Norris

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• I'm so blessed to have as many jobs that I have, but I do agree that there needs to be some downtime.

  Tori Spelling

  Jobs, Blessed, Needs

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• We need to build downtime into our lives, so that we can have solitude without feeling overcome with guilt.

  Melody Beattie

  Solitude, Feelings, Guilt

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• I've learned that one of my greatest secrets is scheduling downtime into a busy schedule. This gives me the time to have quality moments with my husband and son, who both recharge my spirit in ways I never imagined.

  Alicia Keys

  Husband, Son, Giving

  "Alicia Keys Talks Inspiration, Family And Prayer With ORIGIN Magazine (PHOTOS)". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 1, 2013.

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• For true downtime, I enjoy going for light runs, having drinks with friends and going to the movies with my husband.

  Emily Giffin

  Running, Husband, Light

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• My downtime tends to resemble my uptime. Weekends are workdays, but toned down. Over the whole weekend, I may have five meetings, as opposed to six on a weekday. I used to play piano for 30 minutes at night, but I had to pull that out of my schedule. I don't have time for nonwork stuff.

  Aaron Levie

  Weekend, Night, Play

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• I think as a culture, we don't like conflict or looking at icky stuff - especially in our downtime.

  Kathleen Hanna

  Thinking, Stuff, Culture

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• I'll be in a series for three or four episodes, but then I'll be off the series, and downtime, as an actor, is a little more than most people understand. Most of the time you're just sitting around taking coffee with friends.

  Felicia Day

  Coffee, People, Actors

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I try to get on stage whenever I can. I'm always trying to be involved in the theater, doing something on stage, whenever I have downtime. I'm always looking for it.

  Scott Bakula

  Always Trying, Theater, Stage

  "Scott Bakula Talks BEHIND THE CANDELABRA, Working with Steven Soderbergh, Why the Film Landed at HBO, BASMATI BLUES, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. May 26, 2013.

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• Cinema informed my painting by the sheer geography - on locations, there is so much downtime. And when you're spending all this time creating art by committee, the concept of the singular voice is a pleasant antidote.

  Billy Zane

  Art, Voice, Creating

  Source: www.etonline.com

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• Downtime is where we become ourselves, looking into the middle distance, kicking at the curb, lying on the grass or sitting on the stoop and staring at the tedious blue of the summer sky. I don't believe you can write poetry, or compose music, or become an actor without downtime, and plenty of it, a hiatus that passes for boredom but is really the quiet moving of the wheels inside that fuel creativity.

  Anna Quindlen

  Summer, Distance, Lying

  Anna Quindlen (2004). “Loud and Clear”, p.25, Random House

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• As a comedian, as an entertainer, there's a lot of downtime. Once you can accept that comedy is a marathon, not a sprint, it gets a little easier.

  Iliza Shlesinger

  Acceptance, Comedian, Littles

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• Keep going on hikes, keep having your friends in your life, keep that downtime sacred as well because as hard as you work in any job, it's really nice to have the relaxing de-stressors. Stress is the worst thing. That's the ultimate demise of any good thing.

  Dianna Agron

  Jobs, Stress, Nice

  "Dianna Agron on Life, Glee, and the Paparazzi". Interview with Sam Bellikoff, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 18, 2011.

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• The biggest challenge to being an actor is when you're not working, just being unemployed, the downtime and not having anything to do.

  Alden Ehrenreich

  Challenges, Actors, Just Being

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Chinese cooking is noisy - a multitasking activity that requires constant vigilance. There is no downtime.

  Jennifer Lee

  Cooking, Chinese, Multitasking

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• One of my favorite things being on movies is that when you're working, it's the best thing that's ever happened, and then in the downtime, you socialize and go to dinner.

  Joel McHale

  Dinner, Favorites Things, My Favorite

  Source: collider.com

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• I'm actually really lazy. I tell myself, "Okay, you work six months out of the year and you have to get up at 4 a.m. ..." I'll relish the downtime by chilling on the couch and watching my favorite TV shows.

  Liana Liberato

  Years, Tv Shows, Lazy

  Interview with Rachel Small, www.interviewmagazine.com. June 5, 2014.

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• Obviously, in my twenties, a lot of downtime was spent having a good time, which I don't regret; that was what I needed to do to get some things out of my system.

  Luke Grimes

  Regret, Twenties, Good Times

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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