I definitely have had friendships and moments with people from different backgrounds and in different stages of their lives.
I suffer from depression and anxiety, and having a show and having a character that portrays a young woman who is dealing with that and the consequences of it – how it affects her friendships and her relationships with her mom and her sister – it’s beautiful to see that.
When I come onto a show where I haven’t met any actors, I try to zero in on the script and what’s expected of the character I’m going to play and hopefully keep my focus on that, and friendships develop from that.
You can’t fake the subway, and you can’t fake friendships.
My friendships all tend to be quite steady, so it’s really hard to novelise that stuff because it’s just boring. I mean, there’s interesting conversations, but there’s no power struggle. And you can’t work with equilibrium; you have to work with something that’s just off and then observe how it tries to correct itself.
‘ER’ was an all-consuming universe, but I don’t have a single regret. It gave me some of the greatest friendships I have and afforded me one of the rarest commodities in an actor’s life, which is the financial security to pick and choose jobs for factors besides the paycheck.
I think, growing up, the female friendships that I saw on television were portrayed as catty and vicious.
Families have become models for public life, constructing friendships between individuals of different temperaments, ambitions and ages, even if they are often unsuccessful. People now want, above all, appreciation of their uniqueness.
When I look back on my life, it seems nearly everything of interest happened in little more than one decade – dramas, tragedies, major events, pleasures, my close friendships with artists and political figures, the lovely places where I lived in England and New York, the trips to Europe, visits at the White House.
Few friendships could survive the moodiness of love affairs.
I regret not working harder to create true friendships with other couples, not seeking out people with whom to go do things and go places – people with whom to have a few crazy, memorable bonding adventures.
Your most important friendships should be with your own brothers and sisters and with your father and mother. Love your family. Be loyal to them. Have a genuine concern for your brothers and sisters.
Friendships and marriage are far more potent than financial conflicts.
What makes a woman beautiful is her loyalty to and her friendships with other women, and her honesty with men.
The real beauty in my professional experience has been friendships and collaborations with filmmakers.
I was bullied from grade one to six. Even middle school was tough for me. Everyone had these pre-existing friendships, and I was the new kid, who was acting, so that didn’t help much either. It was really tough.
I want to build friendships. I want to come across as being a good illustration of what Jesus is like.
I am afraid that, like Timon of Athens, I just cannot let go of my friendships.
I created great long-term friendships with Jerry Padalecki and Milo Ventimiglia back in the day.
Friendships that have stood the test of time and change are surely best.
Friendships are discovered rather than made.
I thought the more famous I became, the more friendships I would have, but the opposite was true.
Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.
Friendships are forgotten when the game begins.
Common perceptions of female friendships are morning coffees discussing children, bags, periods and agreeing about the misdemeanours of men… mild, soft, nurturing relationships.
People feel that in this industry friendships are not for real, but that’s not true. Otherwise, what is the point of being friends?
I was always so excited for the team event in speedskating. And I think that had to do a lot with growing up playing baseball and the amount of friendships and bonds that I created.
I think part of my journeys here and the places I was able to be at and the styles of wrestling I was able to experience and the friendships and just the world experience that I garnered before I came here to WWE helped me tremendously when I got here.
‘Days Of Our Lives’ has probably the most passionate people I’ve ever worked with, that love and care so deeply about their show. I had deep friendships there.
The Games are just a nice, positive way to build friendships, camaraderie and, of course, self-esteem. Plus, the Games are a great opportunity for people to participate in sports who normally wouldn’t.
Getting an education, building relationships and lasting friendships for the rest of your life… you can’t take that away.
‘I’m a Celebrity’ has been an amazing ride, and I’m walking out of here with some amazing friendships. It’s been awesome.
I met one of my best resources because I cold-called the local FBI office one day early in my career with questions. The agent who took the call knew someone who knew someone who was ex-Army, trained in personal protection. The resulting introduction was one of the best, most enduring friendships I’ve ever enjoyed.
Manipal was the best time I ever had in life: a great university with wonderful teachers, fantastic memories and deep, lifelong friendships.
Plenty of friendships are sustainable through dinners and lunches, but will not stand a week away. So be careful with whom you go on holiday.
I’m in a collective with the same guys I met on the streets at 12. The greatest investments I ever made were those friendships.
Acting in anger and hatred throughout my life, I frequently precipitated what I feared most, the loss of friendships and the need to rely upon the very people I’d abused.
A man’s friendships are, like his will, invalidated by marriage – but they are also no less invalidated by the marriage of his friends.
In a nightclub, the women’s loos are not just the women’s loos; they’re where temporary female friendships are forged.
Generally, social networking sites can be hugely promising and beneficial in opening new friendships and vistas and knowledge of the world, but they are also fraught with peril, when young people are reckless or headless.
In writing ‘Another Brooklyn,’ I had to imagine what happens when friendships dissolve.
I’m anxious about work, the future, friendships, past relationships… I’m just one of those people that, whatever I’m doing, it’s a big worry.
You create real friendships through a growth process. It’s not just, oh hi, we’re friends! That’s very childlike. True adult friendships take time, understanding, and it’s a plant that needs to be watered and tended to so that it blossoms.
I got a regret: That I started acting so late. I was 27, and guys who start at 18 or so, there’s this kinda continuity of friendships they form in the profession by startin’ young, I’ve never had that.
Among young people, often a key factor in them committing suicide is the trauma of transient relationships. They throw themselves into a friendship or network of friendships, then it collapses and they’re desolate.
My wife, Nancy, and I like to meet new people, renew old friendships and accept new challenges. At home we like to have small dinner parties. Sundays we have buffet brunches.
The real thing young people should fear is missing out on those few, true, long-term friendships that make for a richer, happier life.
Back in your twenties you’re discovering your boundaries in life, whether it’s with relationships or friendships and partying.
In my mind, the CalMac ferry is linked with the joy of arrival, the sadness of departure, the loss of loved ones brought home by ferry to rest in island soil. It is friendships made and a working life begun.
The band’s a really close-knit family. We’ve got fantastically good friendships and relationships that have developed after all these years.
I think I deal with my anger toward my relationship or about my relationship or about my friendships or my family – I deal with it on stage in a passive-aggressive way, and that can be very harmful if it gets back to them, which it always does.
Never ignore your intuition about friendships and people’s intentions towards you.
I don’t really care about the friendships on the court. I got my friends. I got my family, which I’m close to. I got a couple of friends that I’m always around.
I did a lot of my school on set. Some years I went to a private school for a couple of hours, and then I’d always finish up with a tutor. I couldn’t do full days, but I tried to maintain my friendships and some normalcy while doing a show.
Yes, exes can be good friends, but after a certain time. Though no break-up is a good break-up, time heals everything, including broken friendships. It also depends on the kind of people they are, their mindsets and the reasons for the break ups.
I think whether you’re old or young, we’re all trying to do the same thing, and it’s random who we click with. Ideally, you’d want to collaborate with a Christopher Nolan or somebody like that, starting out, and build those friendships.
All careers go up and down like friendships, like marriages, like anything else, and you can’t bat a thousand all the time.
