Quotes About Communication

Directors never give you anything.

I like to just work with great directors.

They call David O. Russell the actor whisperer because he can get stuff out of actors that maybe some other directors can't.

I've worked with a lot of directors, some of them you wouldn't really attach the word 'artist' to their name.

Working with actors really depends on the actor. Most of the directors I've worked with don't really know how to speak to actors, actually; some of the best directors don't.

I'd worked with directors who wouldn't collaborate. Then I've also worked with directors who didn't really know what they wanted. I knew I didn't want to be either one of those guys - or girls.

A lot of times, directors don't know how to speak to actors, or writers don't know how to communicate.

Actors know how to talk to other actors in a way that sometimes other directors just don't.

There are directors you never, ever want to get close to. Lubitsch was one. Outside of the work, I don't think I ever said five words to him. Mamet was pretty much the same thing. His mind is working all the time.

Directors have so much else to do besides tell actors what to do. There are so many issues and problems.

My acting experience has been a benefit. What I learned from directors is how to listen to and talk with actors. I know how they think and what they need.

My dad saw 'A Dirty Shame.' I felt bad about my father knowing what 'felching' was.

There are so many times where I may share a dirty joke or laugh at one, but the due restriction has to be there in one's head when it comes to the larger audience.

I get along very well with people - that's both an advantage and a disadvantage.

The best liars lie with their eyes rather than with their words. This might put writers at a disadvantage.

A media-only campaign has its advantages, but it also has its very severe disadvantages.

No matter how much we disagree with people, demonising them doesn't get us anywhere; it merely indicates a closed mind.

Not everyone agrees. If you disagree with me, I want you to tell me, and I'm going to come back and tell you why it's my opinion.

You can have a great, deep connection with somebody and still disagree with their actions.

Yeah, you can disagree with someone and still be cool - that's a thing!

People ask me, do I ever disagree with my father? It would be a little strange if I didn't.

That's something that the world needs to learn today: that you can disagree and still be friends.

It's always better to treat those with whom you disagree with compassion - if not for compassion's sake, then because it makes it much more likely that they'll actually be willing to listen to what you have to say.

If you are willing to listen and if you are willing to sit around the table, sometimes especially with the people who you think you disagree with the most, it is still really possible to get things done.