“The thinnest I've ever been was after I had my appendix out, during the London run of The Seagull. I went down to 112 pounds and realized my brain doesn't work when I'm that thin, so I can't do my job. That's why, when I came out here, I never had that whole Hollywood pressure thing. I never said I wanted to be a lead actress; I never said I wanted to be a film actress. This need to trump everyone bewilders me. I'm only 25. I'm not better than anyone. I just want to watch other people and learn to be good.” PeopleWantNeedsSaidI CanWholeRunningWantedJobsFilmBrainWatchesTrumpHollywoodPressureActressesBe GoodLondonPoundsSeagullSure ThingAppendix Author:Carey Mulligan
“There's a pressure on actors to get somewhere before it's over. But everyone wants longevity, don't they? It's a career. Why be that flash-in-the-pan, taking every job out of worry it'll soon be over?” WantJobsActorsCareersWorryPressureFlashLongevity Author:Ruth Negga
“Only it’s just the same. In fact, do you know, because of all that pressure, and worry, and fear, it’s worse. There aren’t many men who think clearest when the stakes are highest. So people are even stupider in a war than the rest of the time. Thinking about how they’ll dodge the blame, or grab the glory, or save their skins, rather than about what will actually work There’s no job that forgives stupidity more than soldiering. No job that encourages it more.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMenWarFactsJobsWorryHighestGlorySkinsPressureBlameForgivingStupidityDo You KnowStakesDodgeWorry And Fear Author:Joe Abercrombie
“The reality, ... is that I need to win games of football. That's where the pressure and the sleepless nights come from. There's a fantasy pressure with this job but none of that matters. I need to make this team into a good unit, need to take it forward, give it a change of pace, need to get it younger and to use the experience of the lads we've got here. I need Lennon and Sutton and people like that to go and show how you handle being a Celtic player.” PeopleNeedsGivingMatterUseShowsRealityJobsNightGamesWinningFantasyPlayerTeamFootballPressureHandlePaceUnitsLadCelticLennonSleepless Nights Author:Gordon Strachan
“My obligation as president, and what I promise the country, is that the courts will be able to do their job free of all pressure.” CountryAbleJobsPresidentPromisePressureCourtObligationI Promise Author:Ricardo Lagos
“Football management is such a pressurized thing - horse racing is a release. I'm also learning to play the piano - I'm quite determined - it's another release from the pressure of my job.” PlayJobsFootballHorsePressureManagementDeterminedReleasePianoRacingHorse Racing Author:Alex Ferguson