Quotes About Collaboration

Scripts don't get movies made.

I don't look at scripts in terms of commerciality. I just look at the part, the people involved.

Scripts and directors make great actors, not the other way around.

I love reading different scripts and helping create different looks, different environments. Sometimes you go to meet a director over a particular script, and they'll say, 'I want you to do this because I want it to look like Shawshank,' and I'm like, 'Well, I'm not that interested in doing that again.'

I have some scripts, I'm putting a couple of projects together with people I want to work with. I think that's the most exciting part, when you can hopefully create your own content and find the people that you love that you get to work with.

I feel like, a lot of times, when you have a specific sound that you want and are searching for, you want the right group to help you put the kind of music out that you want.

Everybody wants a seat at the table, but nobody wants to give up space.

Sometimes when somebody wants to take the lead it's nice to take a back seat.

I did Second City, and Nia Vardalos also did Second City, so I knew her from there.

I feel like when the secondary plays well, I feel it kind of trickles down to the linebackers, the D line.

Apple is so secretive internally, they keep secrets from each other.

We would say, OK, the B section isn't good enough, let's rewrite that,' until we felt the song was great.

I don't want to be only the most scalable platform, I want to be the most secure. To do that, it's not only Zoom's work, we need lot of people's help.

When you are working with actors who are secure, who have nothing really to prove, it gets a lot easier working with them.

When you want to form a band, there's always an overwhelming lack of drummers.

I've always had an overwhelming desire to express a particular set of ideas. As a musician, I'm always working with different people who can teach me new things and, through that, reach closer to an idea of this perfect expression. I'm never setting out to change the face of electronic music; I'm just trying to define this vision.

I'm glad I got a chance to work with Demi Moore and Mark Duplass. They're so humble and down to earth, and it is overwhelming to share screen space with such mind-boggling actors.

Though it might be invidious to mention individuals, yet I may be allowed to say how much I owe to the constant help of my wife, not quite my first, but much my most consistent collaborator, and over the longest period of years.

I owe all of this to the guys I've played with and all the coaches that have helped me get to where I'm at right now. I'm honored to be here.

I owe Mr. Bergman so much.

I have a few friends who are amazing stylists, so I owe them a lot.

I do enjoy working with Ryan although he owes me money.

I've been so fortunate in life to have worked for such great organizations, with great owners and general managers and all the great players, along with the support of my family.

I love building a team around me, and being able to support a group of people is one of the best feelings I've come to know during my career; I imagine this is what a lot of business owners can relate to this.