Baldoni Quotes

#1. One cannot walk straight when the path is crooked. A BALDONI SAYING

Joanna Bourne

#2. I'm a Baha'i; we really believe in Baha'i faith that our work has to be our service, especially in the arts.

Justin Baldoni

#3. I have a production company where we create socially conscious media and content.

Justin Baldoni

#4. give a reason for people to believe in what you stand for.

John Baldoni

#5. You're never safe in 'Jane the Virgin;' that's what I'll say. You're never safe on a telenovela, that's for darn sure, and you're never safe on 'Jane the Virgin.'

Justin Baldoni

#6. When I can see things through the lens of the director, it's like being able to see the whole puzzle - it's not just about my role, but the whole script.

Justin Baldoni

#7. I know if I react, and I want to get mad, and emotions come to the surface, I think quickly of my friends who have died and how they overcame their struggle and used their cancer and their lives for the betterment of mankind, and it sets me back in place.

Justin Baldoni

#8. Leaders are creatures of their environment, but unlike most creatures, they are also movers of it. As movers of and within the organization, they push it forward, at the same time shaping it as much as it shapes them.

John Baldoni

#9. People grow; people grow apart, and cancer ... I've had a very in-depth and personal experience with cancer, and it really causes a perspective shift.

Justin Baldoni

#10. One of the things I noticed is that people really change when they realize their expiration date is coming, and they know what it is. Most of us don't: we just hope we can live as long as we can and do as much good as we can.

Justin Baldoni

#11. Wayfarer is built on the idea that we can actually make a huge difference by creating entertainment and television and digital and branded content with a message. It doesn't always have to be really, really inspiring or really earnest. We call it chocolate-covered broccoli.

Justin Baldoni

#12. People who believe in themselves and in a cause greater than themselves can achieve great things-as long as they have a well-intentioned leader to point them in the right direction.

John Baldoni

#13. I would say anything is possible on 'Jane the Virgin.'

Justin Baldoni

#14. Leadership is an active, living process. It is rooted in character, forged by experience, and communicated by example.

John Baldoni

#15. I left acting for a couple of years to found my company, Wayfarer, and the first project I did was this documentary series I created called 'My Last Days' to remind us that our time is limited and to inspire us to do more and to be the best selves that we can be.

Justin Baldoni

#16. Three things a leader or manager should be thinking: What's happening? What's not happening? and What can I do to influence the outcome?

John Baldoni

#17. The roots of effective leadership lie in simple things, one of which is listening. Listening to someone demonstrates respect; it shows that you value their ideas and are willing to hear them.

John Baldoni

#18. Behind every great man is his wife trying to keep him alive.

Justin Baldoni

#19. Leadership is the behavior each of us exerts when we take responsibility for our actions and their consequences.

John Baldoni

#20. I never realized it until I watched an interview, but sometimes my brain stutters between thoughts, and for some reason it comes out as an 'ummmm.' I'm hoping it's because I'm so smart, and there's just too much information to process, but it's more than likely just because it's a small processor.

Justin Baldoni

#21. We started Wayfarer Entertainment to create content that we felt could actually inspire people to be the best version of themselves. We take life for granted so often, and we don't realize that tomorrow isn't guaranteed.

Justin Baldoni

#22. Heroism is not blind courage: it is selfless action. it is knowing the odds are stacked against you, but feeling that you must do what you do for the good of others.

John Baldoni

#23. I'm still ambiguously ethnic. I could be Persian - I could be anything. But I'm Italian and Jewish, so I'm a citizen of the world; that's what I prefer.

Justin Baldoni

#24. My little secret before I do every scene is I say a short little prayer.

Justin Baldoni

#25. I don't have cable, and it's glorious.

Justin Baldoni

#26. Leadership embraces activism; it is the outcome of a purposeful pursuit of goals.

John Baldoni

#27. The words a leader speaks are important, of course. But how they're delivered can make all the difference, especially in tough times.

John Baldoni

#28. I had a very quick moment on 'Happy Endings.'

Justin Baldoni

#29. I've always been so curious about death. With my personal beliefs as a Baha'i, we believe that birth and death are very similar and that we're here on this Earth to develop all of the things we can't see.

Justin Baldoni

#30. Sam was helping animals long before he was Sam Simon. He lived what he believed; his thing was making the world better and having rights for animals, and every area of his life reflected that.

Justin Baldoni