Quotes About Work

I produce more movies than I write, but when I write, it is such an immersive, intense process that it probably takes as much or more time than producing multiple movies.

I always have looked for the best challenge, I guess, that I could take on. I haven't been producing my own work or anything like that, so I've taken the jobs that look most interesting that come my way.

Producing isn't my favourite bit about what I do, but the fact that I know how to do it gives me this sense of power in situations that are super male-dominated.

The things I'm most excited about are projects I'm producing. But if a director I'd love to work with calls, I'm always game.

Producing 1,200 words every day, when you're already working a full-time job is a lot.

Your company is a product. Who are its customers? Your employees, who use it to do their jobs.

When you work with people who are so passionate about their product it's kinda inspiring.

It's all about having a product that you're proud of and coming to work every day. Those basic building blocks are the same in any business.

When we're in production, it's 14 hours a day, and we couldn't be less involved in the world. My friends all hate me during that time because I can't see anyone. We say goodbye to everything.

For the last five years I've been in the production business.

The real aim of social and industrial organization ought to be the production of strong, healthy men and women, capable of playing and working with the least pain and the greatest joy.

I'm not a morning person, and yet production is a morning person's game.

There are a lot of people who don't contribute anything to consumption and production.

Production is something I've never come to terms with.

The chips are in production, the machines aren't. So we've got a little bit of work left to do.

If I do a play, it's my vision, and everybody else is working on the production to support that. If I do an opera, I feel like part of my job is to support that composer, to try and create something that allows the composer to do his or her best work. In movies, it's usually the director.

The production must be faithful to the line. If the production fails, my work fails.

I started out doing production work on promos, stuff like that. I didn't think it was cool to be working for NPR. I didn't need anything to be cool. I just wanted something to do that would be interesting. It was fun. I didn't think of it as anything else but fun.

I have worked with several art directors and production designers who are just magnificent. Dave Getz, Paul Felix, Ian Gooding... just amazing artists, and I would say, if I had anything to do with it, I just pick good artists!

My son works as a production assistant in television.

During college days, I started working with a line production company.

The biggest way to be productive is if you're procrastinating on another more important project.

I always feel guilty for having a day off because I feel like I'm not being productive.

Being productive gives people a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment that loafing never can.