Glen Campbell Quotes

It's all about learning your craft and honing it in and really paying attention to people who are doing it and what their advice is. It's like anything: it takes years and years and years. A lot of it comes down to work ethic.

Being a mentor is something that's new for me but a role that I take very seriously.

My father was a tomato farmer. There is the phrase that says he or she worked their fingers to the bone, well, that's my dad. And he was a very good man.

I have three goddaughters - I'm not sure why they trust me, because I have no experience with children - but I try.

You are the mother, the father, the sister, the brother, the teacher and the guide for the soul that has been placed in your trust.

I learned a lot from my father.

It's the best feeling in life, when you see a little human, and they look to you, to learn something in life. It's a responsibility, but it's the best feeling in life.

My dad played in so many places, so I got to learn from so many other guys and they get to teach me.

There's so many things Thierry's taught me, just how you go about being a professional.

There is no easy way to train an apprentice. My two tools are example and nagging.

I was spawned by some pretty good people in this business - Mr. Astaire, Mr. Tracy. They stopped and took their time to talk to people.

Over the years, I've had a lot of different jobs - newspaper boy, dish washer, naval flight officer, Amtrak board member, Governor and chairman of the National Governors Association - just to name a few. But my most cherished job - and frankly my most important job for that matter - is being a father.

Always be prepared; always work hard and take pride in your work no matter what it is. I still follow that advice and have already tried to pass it on to my children. They, of course, ignored me.

The best people to listen to are those who have already been successful accomplishing exactly what you are seeking to accomplish.

Growing up, around the dinner table my father and I didn't talk sports. We talked business.

My father worked all the time.

But I'd say my best boss was Tom Barr, who was a partner at Cravath, Swain & Moore in the 1960s. It's because I learned so much from him.

I learned construction and carpentry from my father at a young age, so I felt very comfortable and I felt very satisfied when I worked in that field.

There are many ways to be a mother. I have a lot of young actors I mentor, and my nieces and my nephews need a lot of love.

My father helped me become a ballplayer and take the good with the bad.

I started freelancing for the Associated Press. I had a great mentor there who sort of taught me everything.

My father was clearly a mentor. He told me if you work 10 years and you worked 40 hours a week, then you had 10 years experience. But if you worked 10 years and you worked 60 hours a week, then you had 15 years' experience.

My father thought of himself as a tradesman. A craftsman.

My brother's my teacher, my mentor, and we both learnt all the acting basics from our father.

I had the benefit of being guided by Lew Wasserman. I think part of being a mentor is you have to have confidence in the people you're guiding and mentoring.