My friends and family would not let me get big-headed – they make sure I stay grounded.
I was always attracted to taking a novel position, but one grounded in the materials I’d been given, not made up out of whole cloth.
Working in Hollywood can be tumultuous, with incredible highs and lows and you need to be grounded.
You have an audience that is fairly well grounded in the real world. You serve them and yourself best by making everything as real as possible.
We like movies that are going to have a great sense of fun and thrill to them while at the same time remain very grounded in relatable human emotions and conflicts that the audiences can get behind and root for and empathise with.
It’s a good harsh reality, because my family keeps me very grounded.
Acting is not about showing what you’re feeling. It’s about doing something. It’s about what you’re doing for the other person. Anything other than ‘doing’ is not grounded in the truth.
I love my home comforts and I need to nest to feel grounded.
I have no predilection for unpopularity as such, but I hold it much preferable to the popularity of a day, which perishes with the transient topic upon which it is grounded.
Fortunately, I grew up in a family that was grounded. My mother and father knew how to guide my career and look out for my best interests.
Our nation is grounded on the rule of law, and the public must be assured that government officials administer the law fairly.
This is a marathon in life. You can’t be sprinting all the time or else you wear yourself out. You have to make sure you’re taking care of yourself, keeping yourself grounded and not letting every little thing get you worked up.
The more deeply connected you are with the people that you’re working with, the better the work and the character, and then, I think, that really translates to life. It will help you in life to be more grounded and genuine.
Exposing children to nature, especially at an early age, keeps them grounded.
If I ever uttered one word that I said in ‘Kick-Ass’, I would be grounded for years! I’d be stuck in my room until I was 20! I would never in a million years say that.
I think a famous parent is really different from a famous grandparent. My parents are very successful, but no one knows who they are, and they live a completely grounded, homey life. I’m friends with the Gummer girls, whose mum is Meryl Streep, and that feels from the outside like a different kind of burden.
I like to stay around grounded people, and plus, I’m working so much, I don’t get out too much.
I’ve tried very hard to stay grounded with my family, my ol’ buddies, nature, music, and creativity.
My family has always supported me completely and kept me grounded. I never got lost in child Hollywood actor weirdness.
I’m pretty well grounded in Christian principles.
I feel more grounded and more settled than I ever have. I don’t know whether that is to do with my spirituality or whether I’m wiser about life, but as you age you become more selective about what you listen to, devote your time to and who you hang out with.
I’m really grounded and quite hippie, wanting to nurture and have children and be quiet.
My mom keeps me grounded and all that. She makes me do chores.
People say money changes people. So does ego and so does social media. And so does the press. I think that all of that mixed in between – you really gotta keep yourself grounded.
Confidence is sky high, but we’re also all very grounded. We know, in football, nothing can be taken for granted.
My Liverpool blood kept me grounded.
I try and have family time, all the time, so you know, I get to see them a lot. And I’m always with my friends, my boyfriend, it helps me keep grounded and kind of sane.
I am a fan of magic and fantasy, particularly when it’s grounded in reality.
I’m not opposed to adoption. It’s not in my immediate future because I’m on the move a lot and if I were going to be father I would like to be more grounded.
Marriage is… OK, it’s rooted and grounded on love and attraction.
My idea of a good fantasy is something that’s absolutely grounded in reality. And there’s a little element that doesn’t belong there – and that’s the fantasy element – that you have to react to and deal with in a completely real way.
As a person, I am still grounded and humble.
I’m a grounded lad, and I just look forward to see what’s going to happen in the future.
My father is an amazing person. While he was a huge star, he never carried his stardom home and always remained simple and just our father at home. I have four siblings, and we were all very grounded. We lived a very simple life: would go in an auto rickshaw to school, played with normal boys.
My favorite kind of book is a domestic drama that’s grounded in reality yet slightly unhinged.
Moana is an incredible heroine. She’s strong… She’s got her two feet firmly planted. She’s definitely grounded.
I’ve had an experience that… I don’t know the right label to put to it, if it was an angel or Jesus or what. Nobody knows anything for sure about that, but I know that I had an encounter, and I know that things exist beyond this realm, most definitely. I’m grounded in that.
Yoga has reinforced and grounded my own spiritual beliefs.
There are times when I’m super-overwhelmed, and everything feels like it’s hitting me in the face at once, but I think what’s keeping me calm, and who I am by staying true to myself, is my whole family being so supportive and keeping me grounded. They treat me the exact same way they treated me years and years ago.
My family are too grounded, and I will go home to visit. I always need my dose of Liverpool to keep me grounded.
It’s where you’re from – it’s your roots – and that’s why I like to get back to Nacogdoches in the offseason and hang out with my family. To me, it keeps me grounded and reminds me of how far I’ve come.
I come from a poor background, I’ve seen struggle. Money will come and go, but I will continue to be grounded.
Status doesn’t matter; fame doesn’t matter. You have to be really, really grounded in who you are and feel good as a person inside.
If I stop playing golf today I can sit back with the kids and reflect on an amazing journey. I do it often. I think you have to feel that you are grounded in this crazy world I live in.
‘Anchorman’… is not grounded in anything. There is absolutely no heart to that movie, which I love.
Everyone around me is so strict about keeping me grounded.
Good policy is grounded in a robust set of facts and data.
I barely have time to think. But the best way to stay grounded is to take it one day at a time.
I love writing on trains. The joy of being a writer is it’s all in your head; you don’t need materials apart from the laptop. It’s like taking your work home with you, so you can feel grounded in your own insane writerly realities wherever you are.
No one is guaranteed their next moment, or their next breath; yet, humanity has a habit of thinking of its existence on the earth as eternal. Those who are rooted and grounded in Christ know that life is just a vapor.
I am so far more secure and more grounded and more know who I am than when I was in my 20s.
My other life keeps me calm and grounded and normal.
You need to be grounded internally and excited about the world around you. If I were out of touch, it would be hard for me to know why Michael Cera is so cool.
That’s something I learned at Lyon: how humble and grounded the best players in the world are. They’re always wanting more. At Lyon, they’re winners. At England, it’s the same.
Acting is such a crazy industry, but kite boarding keeps me grounded.
I’m still so grounded and so regimented, too. I’ve developed myself for such a long time – my characteristics and who I am – that if I try to change myself, my origins will pull me back.
I like playing these characters who are just on the edge of ridiculous but always grounded in reality. I would never want to come across as a cartoon.
I’ve realised that it is pretty awesome that people recognise you – but you’ve also got to keep grounded. I do miss being able to just walk down the street with my friends.
I feel just in terms of knowing who is real, who has got your back, and who’s there for you is what helps you stay grounded and real.
So many of my favorite stories, in any medium, are about friendship. Those relationships are so often just as emotional and complex as any romantic or family dynamics, and yet there’s a dearth of resonant, grounded films about platonic bonds in American films.
My big, growing family keeps everything balanced and grounded.
I’m so boring and grounded, and I like quiet, and I like structure, and I like goals. I couldn’t be more opposite from Jack McFarland.
I really believed that if I could play that character, who is grounded in the earth and the history of the United States – not the kind of role I usually play – it would help me change the perception out there and my own perception of what I can accomplish as a performer.
Being a mom has affected me in the greatest way possible – and in a necessary way. Having my son has helped me to be grounded, and I feel like with a child you have to really think about things all the way through.
