Quotes About Ensemble

You can't play a symphony alone, it takes an orchestra to play it.

'The Big Chill' had a bunch of really talented actors, a great soundtrack, and the college connections that the characters shared. It's one of those movies I glean something different from every time I watch it.

These are extremely talented actors who are all putting their talents into the Lost in Space movie.

'Tango' is very much an ensemble piece and I was devastated when I read the script.

first a wind ensemble playing a transcription of the Appassionata piano sonata; then Beethoven's opus 134, which was his own transcription for two pianos of his Grosse Fugue for string quartet, opus 133. Lastly a string quartet was to play a transcription of their own for the Hammerklavier sonata.

I just want to be a part of great stories, whether I'm part of an amazing ensemble cast or I'm leading it or the antagonist or whatever.

The show is in the casting. Choose the right people.

I like being the lead but I like being in an ensemble. There are different challenges and dilemmas with both. If you're carrying a film, there's a certain weight, but there are a lot of scenes to explore the character. When you're in an ensemble, you have to convey the entire character in a limited number of scenes.

Atlanta was a welcoming presence for a lot of artists; they called it 'the Mecca of the South.' I got to see the Negro Ensemble Company, Cicely Tyson, Geraldine Page, Ruby Dee, all onstage.

I've never been able to sit round on my own and play drums, practice in the back room, never been able to. I've always played with other musicians. It's how I play, there's no joy for me in playing on my own, bashing away. I need a bass, a piano, guitar, whatever, and then I can play.

When you have a lot of people playing different characters, you need to do justice to every character and bring meaning to their presence in the script.

I've learned that you can call it a band, but unless everyone is contributing, it's not, really. It's pretending that it's a band.

I love 'Shameless' as a fan. But I love lots of television. And as an ensemble, I have never seen a group of people put on screen what 'Shameless' - the 'Shameless' cast as an ensemble and as individuals - in decades.

My performance is totally dependent on what the other actors are doing.

I love the camaraderie that develops on film sets and ensemble casts. It's really special.

Not with the Rochester Philharmonic, but I formed my own orchestra, made up of musicians from the Eastman School, where I'm on the faculty now, direct the Jazz Ensemble and teach improvisation classes.

I think music is all about team work.

I'm not a selfish actor. I believe that it's a team effort. You're not in a scene by yourself.

I think every film is like a team game, especially for me. I have always got films which have a strong cast.

Two things are always happening in acting. On the one hand, it's a team sport. We're all pulling together. But on the other, you have to look after your own character. Guard their interests.

year's show had been heavy with shooting acts, but, in fact, despite Nate Salsbury's criticisms of the Cody-Carver ensemble, the program wasn't much changed. The buffalo chase had replaced the unfortunate attempt to ride buffalo. The reviewer for the Spirit of the Times wrote: "The only artistic interest in the show is that it seems to

No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.

My life has a superb cast, but I cannot figure out the plot.

I finally pick a cream-colored sweater and a blouse with a Peter Pan collar, with a corduroy mustard circle skirt. Plus tights and flats.