Quotes About Leadership

As an actor, you're in the hands of producers and directors. It's important to find out who you're working with.

Basically, I'm one of the greatest producers ever. And I'm also one of the greatest DJs ever. And I'm also one of the best executives ever.

With global markets ever expanding, we need to make sure that our American farmers, ranchers, foresters, and producers are well positioned to continue to lead the world.

What's important is to have more women creators behind the scenes, being producers and being in charge. That will ultimately help push this boys'-club, locker-room mentality out the door.

There are so many directors who don't like any kind of interaction on set except for producers. I am the opposite.

I never had any problem with my producers or directors.

I always want to work with a good director who's backed by excellent producers.

Great leaders know that adversity produces the greatest opportunities in life.

We have 57 choices of ketchup and 500 TV channels. Very nearly everything has been disrupted in the country, from how we buy groceries to how we consume news, except for the system that produces the political leadership of the country.

Look at Virat Kohli, he is such a fantastic role model. India is a fortunate country. Every generation produces players who all of us cherish.

I always feel that the best kind of producing - and frankly, it has to do with what I like to do - is you're the big-picture person.

When I'm directing or producing, I like to do different kinds of stories. But you have to know what you really like, and when you do, you have to front your position.

Producing is easier, I can just be at the set overseeing the story.

Producing should be a creative responsibility.

I think for women especially, writing and creating your own role, producing, directing - having some control over what you do is really important. We can pave the way for other women to send what messages they want sent.

The type of producing that I did for many years involved working very closely with directors.

Producing has empowered me as an artist in a specific way. It's forced a certain kind of maturity.

Producing a film is not an easy job at all.

I prefer directing to producing as it is far more satisfying.

I definitely want to get into producing. I want to be on the side of the table where I can give people jobs.

I grew up at NBC and started there right out of college. I learned producing and booking. I was on MSNBC, 'Today' and 'Nightly.' I knew everyone from every level of the company. That was a comfort level. I had a personal relationship with a lot of the editorial leadership there. It wasn't easy to leave.

Coach Rivera and I are very close and I don't want to ever just get comfortable thinking I'm his guy or he believes in me. That doesn't matter if you're not producing on the field.

CEOs are often chief product officers. But for me to say I'm a chief product officer when my product is a community, I really should be thinking of myself as head of this community.

I look up to Martha Stewart, and I love that she has product lines that are true extensions of her brand.