Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Princess Diana was a nice dancer because she had confidence. In fact, when we danced together she started to lead, and I looked her in eye and went, 'No, you have to let me lead.' So I grabbed her around the waist and we were off to the races.

You are for kings the ears with which they hear, the eyes with which they see, the tongues with which they speak, the hands with which they strike.

The greatest leaders don't rule. They inspire

There was an aura about him (Joe DiMaggio). He walked like no one else walked. He did things so easily. He was immaculate in everything he did. Kings of State wanted to meet him and be with him. He carried himself so well. He could fit in any place in the world.

If you can't energize others, you can't be a leader.

I had a lot of fun with Frank Sinatra, because he was such a hooligan, and so to himself, he was the king, and everything was his way, and I enjoyed watching that.

To be a leader means to be able to move masses

A great politician has great charisma.

Speaking passionately from the very center of who you are is compelling, forceful, persuasive: that’s what leadership sounds like.

Talkers have always ruled. They will continue to rule. The smart thing is to join them.

Effective leadership is about earning respect, and it's also about personality and charisma

A gentleman is a man who is only rude when he intends to be.

Acting is a marvelous profession ... If you can spend enough time playing other people, you don't have to think too much about your own character and motivations.

Perhaps propriety is as near a word as any to denote the manners of the gentleman; elegance is necessary to the fine gentleman; dignity is proper to noblemen; and majesty to kings.

It's entirely to do with personality, I think. There are good directors who talk a lot, bad directors who talk a lot, and good directors who don't say much and vice-versa. It just depends on whether people respond to that personality and whether people have a willingness to do something for them.

Being charismatic doesn't make you a leader. Being a leader makes you charismatic.

Acting takes a degree of mutual trust and respect.

This knight was indeed a valiant gentleman; but not a little given to romance, when he spake of himself.

Is not Precedent indeed a King of men? A Word from the Psalmist.

You have achieved excellence as a leader when people will follow you anywhere if only out of curiosity.

For a thousand years no king in Christendom has shown such greatness or given so high a type of manly virtue.

Theater is a really exciting place to return to all the time because it's incredible training for an actor.

I'm not Martin Luther King. I can't be Martin Luther King. The only thing I can do is present what I feel the essence of Martin Luther King is.

Though I be but prince of Wales, yet I am the king of courtesy.

I don't know what acting is, but I enjoy it. I think we ask too many questions of ourselves. We make too much importance of stuff. But I do say to actors when I have taught in classes, or when I sometimes do a talk to a group. I'll say, “If I never acted again, the world wouldn't stop, nor would it stop if I didn't stop acting. That's how important it is. I know it [seems] important when you're young. But I say, “Lighten up. Don't take it all so seriously.” All the gurus and teachers will take your money and run.