Miranda Richardson

It's the idea that when you say 'actress', people think of an airy, floaty, no-brain person, which of course you can't be if you are an actor. It is an unfortunate word, which is why, for a time, I hung on to 'actor', because it just seemed more workmanlike, you know, like you say 'woman doctor' not 'doctoress'.

English Actress

Justin Cronin

I'm a workmanlike writer. I show up every day and treat it like a job. The old rule that writing is like any other job, the first rule is that you must show up. I'm at the keyboard from 9 to 4 every day.

American Author

Ben Affleck

My movies are unadorned, they're not particularly fancy, I think they're kind of workmanlike in some ways, focusing on the writing and the acting.

American Actor

Robert Farrar Capon

At the root of many a woman's failure to become a great cook lies her failure to develop a workmanlike regard for knives.

American Clergyman

Jason Mraz

Paul McCartney and John Lennon would often write a song a day, so I have the same workmanlike philosophy.

American Musician

Benjamin Bratt

I've always approached acting from a very workmanlike perspective.

Workmanlike suggests the person is competent and does a job well, like a skilled craftsman.

Conveys Competence

Use 'workmanlike' to describe tasks done with the high standards expected of a professional.

Professional Quality

Workmanlike can imply that the work is solid and good, without unnecessary flash or showiness.