Quotes About Decision-making

We need to have people who are talking about, 'Here's exactly what I would do differently.' That's what's important as we go vote.

Running a democratic country is one of the most difficult things for any government.

What do you want most to do? That's what I have to keep asking myself, in the face of difficulties.

Do what you think is right, because one damn thing is an absolute, certainly: We come and go. Politicians are a dime a dozen.

I've always been completely autocratic. I've never learned to be diplomatic or democratic.

I am choosy about my films, period - whether it's my father directing it or anybody else.

If I had to choose between a great acting job and a good directing job, I'd choose the directing job.

The good part is once I start directing, I can choose the songs I want to do. I'm just selective now when it comes to choreography.

You've got to listen to yourself, do what you think is best. Because if you listen to the critics, you might be going in all different directions.

I work directly for the boss. I listen to everybody, but I have one man whose voice is louder than everybody else's.

It's usually the exact same three things which are, the Scripts, the Director and the Role those are the three things I look for and really any two of them, If I get two of them that's usually enough, but definitely those are the things I look for.

If it were up to the executives, they probably wouldn't have directors at all.

I think directors should be confident in their leadership capabilities. I think directors should be confident in what they want to do.

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.

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

That which concerns everyone must also be discussed and approved by everyone.

A lot of discussions and debates happen in our party. Isn't it good to have a democratically run party rather than a dynastic one? So obviously, discussions do happen, and they are for the good.

You're always having those life-skills type discussions about decision-making. It's just making sure you're making good decisions and going about your business. There are distractions in every city.

A lot of times, you're just so determined to get everything that you're going to vote 'no' if you don't. But if you get 75% of what you want and what your district wants, you should be satisfied with that.

More often there's a compromise between ethics and expediency.

A good expedition doesn't need a leader at all. You are deciding day by day, discussing it in a democratic way.

Yes, films need to make their money back - it's an expensive business, and people need to be paid for what's involved - but just because you can, it doesn't mean you should.

You want people with different life experiences as a backstop against bad decision.

I can't stand going to those sandwich bars where you've got to choose your own stuff, because I don't know what goes together. It does my head in. I'd rather them tell me. I'm not the expert. I haven't spent years learning these different combinations.