Quotes About Collaboration

It's important for me to work with a good set of people who I can connect with.

There is something about the stage that makes it so much better than being in the studio. I always connect with my audience; a concert to me is a collaboration between me and the audience, and I love it so much.

I like to connect with the other actors in a fantasy situation.

One of the best pieces of wisdom I ever got is you work because you work, meaning you work because you're saying yes to things, and you're connecting with people.

I had to figure out that finding my place was not about race but about creativity, and connecting with other artists helped me find my voice.

I've learned, like with anything else, business is only as good as your connections and your resources. And some of the resources that I have are the fact that I work with huge artists.

I am fortunate to have acted with a talented film personality like Cheran in two consecutive films.

America is a place where we all come together. It is a place of consensus.

Consensus doesn't happen by magic... You have to drive to it.

Sometimes that Dutch consensus approach doesn't move you forward fast enough.

You cannot be successful if you don't bring on consensus.

Simple idea with powerful consequences: everyone who intersects your life knows something you don't.

I think it's always great to not be the smartest person in the room because I don't want to ever feel like I can't improve upon what I'm doing. I just want to surround myself with people that are better actors than me and better singers and dancers and see what happens.

The smartest thing a director can do is surround himself with really good people.

I'm proud of the fact I was able to surround myself with great people who did great things, and it resulted in the Bulls being a global brand and winning championships and a factor in the community.

I've said this before, but after 'That '70s Show' ended, I solely wanted do films that inspire me, and to work with people who make me better. I wanted to just surround myself with people who I think are better than I am, whether they're actors or directors or producers, so that I could learn from them.

The presidency is not a collegial body... He will surround himself with people who share his vision.

Keeping your head down and just writing is only part of the equation, so I surround myself with smart people to help sell my books.

Sometimes there aren't enough hours, but I have a really strong team, and I surround myself with good people, and they help me out a lot. I wouldn't be here without them.

I surround myself with great people. I listen to what they have to say. But at the end of the day, I rely on my gut.

I surround myself with incredible, capable people, and the beautiful part about the artists I've chosen to work with, and the artists that have chosen to work with me, is that we share the same family values.

The most important thing I've done at work has been to surround myself with amazing people who I trust and empower fully to do stuff better than I could.

You always have to surround yourself with people that are more knowledgeable than you or are better at certain skill sets than you are, so they pull you up.

You learn as much as you can from the people that you work with. That's why you want to surround yourself with the heaviest people that you can possibly get to.