Quotes About Engagement

Whenever I speak at a conference, I try to catch a few of the other presentations. I tend to stand in the back and listen, observe, and get a general sense of the room.

Anything I do, from movies to politics, I ensure that I observe, learn and give it my all.

As journalists, because you don't carry a gun, you sort of become this observer.

Young people are often ignored and disregarded, but they are acute observers and learners of everything we say and do.

I try to be of the world, rather than just observing it.

It's been a habit of mine since childhood to always be looking around. When I go shopping, I have more fun observing the town than shopping.

I don't really want to be in the business of observing conversations.

When you cover someone day in and day out, you start observing their habits or how and when they respond well.

You have to find something that you have to obsess over if you're making a movie about it. As a director, you have to be able to pick something that excites you enough that you can breathe it every day.

I don't think about why I do what I do, or why I started doing what I do, because I'm so obsessed with doing it right now, and what it means to me right now.

I'm obsessed. I've always needed to know what's going on but now it's a must.

You become so obsessed, and that's not a bad thing for a movie. Serve it with that sense that it's the whole world.

Actors don't listen to each other. You're so obsessed with what you're saying or doing that the other person could be talking in Swahili and you wouldn't know.

Whatever it is that I am working on is what I become obsessed with.

I only have one obsession - not to be boring.

I become quite obsessive when I get into something.

When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.

When I'm making a film, I'm obsessive about what I do, and I get totally into it. That's all I'm eating, breathing, living at that moment.

When I work on stories, I tend to be pretty obsessive.

I need to be in front of my obstacle. I like to have a back dialogue; I like to talk with people; I like to share ideas.

I think I think in the moment. So when I'm in character, I'm in character, and I'm obviously thinking about what's going on around me, but it's easier to do stuff when you're in character.

Fans are always going out of their way and doing so much, be it my birthday or any festival or occasion or most of the time nothing at all and there couldn't be a better way than connecting with them personally and giving them access to my world.

Occasionally, I make waffles for breakfast for any employee who wants to talk to me. I make them around 8 A.M. as an incentive for people to show up early.

Sometimes it's cool to have banter with the audience. Occasionally, somebody will say something, and I'll say something right back, and everybody laughs, and it's funny.