A director must be patient and unflappable. I think I was always pretty relaxed. I don't find shooting as traumatic as some directors do. Some hate it. But you also have to be strong-willed and persistent enough to get what you want.

I've made my kids strong-willed and strong-minded where they know music from reality.

I want people to use my story to stand up, be strong-willed and persevere.

My mother was strong-willed, demanding, and very supportive all at the same time.

As Jamaicans, we're very resilient and strong-willed people.

Since pre-Emancipation, black 'females' have had to fight for the whites-only privilege of being deemed 'ladies': cultured, educated, sexually desirable in a socially respected way. Michelle Obama has managed to get all this without yielding her right to be smart and strong-willed.

I was emancipated at 15 and off to Japan on a contract working. I felt for my parents. I apologized profusely years later, but I was just very strong-willed and strong-minded and had my own idea - thought outside of the box.

I am strong-willed, which can be annoying sometimes. And from that I think people assume I have confidence and Hollywood glamour and all that stuff, when actually, in my personal life, sometimes I'm just a goofball.

I'm not strong-willed, actually. I'm a complete pushover. I love to be told what to do.

In this business, I don't know how you can have a plan or how you can orchestrate anything. But I've been lucky with my choices. I'm very strong-willed, so I've been able to stick with it. I'm lucky there.

I've always been this strong-willed person and I've always been in love with acting.

Having studied in a girls school, I was always surrounded by women, all of who were strong-willed and came from army backgrounds, that played a very important role in my life.

I have always been extremely strong-willed and will never shy away from talking about how I feel.

I was such a strong-willed child, my parents weren't sure how to deal with me.

I'm strong-willed, but that doesn't mean I can't work with people if we're all in the mission of trying to make a good movie.

When I started 'Hudson Hawk,' I realized I was dealing with a strong-willed producer, a strong-willed actor, and, at times, a strong-willed studio, and I was the junior partner in all of this - the guy who hadn't proven anything in terms of box-office success.

Mum says that, since I was a tiny baby, I've had the most strong-willed and stubborn personality known to man. Although that was a real pain for her, she admired my resolve.

I'm strong-willed. Architects are strong-willed. You get the best results with a strong client and a strong architect working together.

I had a very strong-willed mother, who I totally adored. She was always in control of her life.

My daughter is very strong-willed and is a great kid. She doesn't drink. She doesn't smoke. She doesn't fold to peer pressure. I think how affectionate my wife and I have been with her over the years all plays into that. She realizes the more people she is exposed to that kids who have both parents around grow up to be much better people.