The things I learned from the army - and I think it was a lesson for life - was how to work in unison with other people. How to take responsibility.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The most valuable lesson I learned in dealing with the ups and downs was to invest in my employees - to do all I could for them when the times were good.
I learned hard lessons, and I've taken that lesson and it's helped me become a better business person and a better leader.
Talking through troubles, staying calm in the face of adversity, that's what my father taught me. It's an invaluable lesson because there's no shortage of adversity and mistakes to be dealt with.
I guess what I learned the most was to feel lucky with what I have been able to accomplish and what I have and to feel humble about the people I have been able to work with.
I'd learned a lot in the Army. I knew that above all things in the world I had to become so big, so strong that people and their hatred could never touch me.
Every situation I have ever been in I have been trained for, and I dealt with it to the best of my abilities.
I think you learn something from everybody that you've worked with. I really learned how to behave on set through the people that I worked with, like the importance of being on time and the importance of being professional. I don't bring my cell phone on set; I leave it in my trailer.
The Marines gave me a really strong sense of discipline and a work ethic that kicks in at my job.
My dad was in the Army, so what was happening internationally and nationally was always important to my family.
The people that really were important, that mattered, had a great foundation. I had no training. I had to learn while doing, and it was really difficult.