Michael Emerson Quotes

There's so many people to see. So many people to check up on and add to your collection.

Tell me about a person's family, friends, and community, and I'll tell you what his opinions are.

I hear a lot of young people talking about the need to network. I think that is true, and I think that building a network makes sense. But I also think that there is another way to approach it, and that is to try to make friends. Just try to make a lot of friends.

I wish I’d a knowed more people. I would of loved ‘em all. If I’d a knowed more, I would a loved more

I really love connecting people, creating communities. As a kid, creation was something that I always loved.

I've always been a firm believer in local news, because it's an opportunity to connect with the community where you live.

I make friends faster and easier than journalists.

The people who can step up my experience are those who have a common set of experiences with people I know. Think about it. How often did a total stranger come into your life to make your evening better? Not very often. But the friend of your friend? That happens all the time.

There is a common theme, though, in the stories I have told, which are usually associations of characters or families that are formed outside of a family circle.

I always figure, you come to a party, you gotta know somebody. And somebody leads to another person and leads to somebody else, somebody else. That's one of things that I really enjoy doing.

People care about others in their immediate network.

One of the gifts of 'Star Trek' is my professional work colleagues have become my lifelong friends.

I'm big on my community and want to stay that way.

I like to spend time with family and friends and share my experiences with them.

That's one of the best parts of my job. I love interacting with the community, getting out there and getting to know people and making bonds with the community.

I think all it really takes for different people to get along is a common rooting interest and a few beers.

That's the whole point of life, you know? To meet new people.

We all act as hinges-fortuitous links between other people.

There's some people who are just very dynamic about social life, and it can be some pretty crazy stuff, but you end up meeting people you like.

I don't collect anything. I collect people, I think. I'm very social and I like seeing a lot of people.

I like meeting people and I like being able to help.

Meeting people is difficult, period. LA is a difficult place to meet people anyway, and Hollywood is such a small community. But I don't make it a rule just to date other actors and people in the entertainment industry. It could work out with me and a dentist. It could work out with me and a lawyer.

I don't say I'm not magnetic to try and sound self-deprecating. I'm just not. Though I actually love people. I would like to meet more people. I know no one.

I feel a strong wakeup call and need to build social connections.

This is a good life lesson: getting the right people into your system is the most important thing you can do.