Jennifer Hale Quotes

The biggest regret I have about 'Rubicon' is that we didn't end it. Sometimes you do these shows and you don't have the opportunity to get closure. Stories are supposed to have a beginning, middle and an end.

Endings are the toughest, harder than beginnings. They must satisfy the expectations you have hopefully generated in your reader - not frustrate them, leave the reader grasping at elusive strings.

Decisions will be made to the contentment of all parties.

Conflict resolution, all those things, are important. When you're in a group environment, you have to have those. If you don't, things fester. Have the conversation. Resolve it. Move forward.

I don't think that confrontation always leads to a solution.

You've got to be able to compromise in a band; otherwise, somebody's more important than the next guy, and that's never been the case in Priest.

When you have 435 people who are opinionated... sometimes agreeing on things is difficult.

Mistakes happen because so many minds work on one film.

Television is fantastic because you get to follow a group of characters over time, and their stories can enrich and surprise you. And you get to work with a group of people over time as well, which can be very satisfying with the right group.

It's really nice to see something come full circle.

We tend to see films as artifacts of one mind. The reality of it is, I think, when you come out here and start working, you have to learn pretty quickly that it's a very collaborative process.

Being in a group, you don't really get to give an ounce of who you are as a solo artist.

I think that's the beauty of the collaboration with a team. In the end, it never turns out how you imagine, it always is this amalgam of bringing in different perspectives.

Filmmaking is hard enough as it is. If you can find a group you love working with, it makes it just a little bit easier.

When you're dealing with a bunch of different producers, you gotta make sure the chemistry fits.

When we work together as a group we don't contribute individually as much as I do when I'm working on my solos. I try to give as much input when I'm working on a song or album but as a group it's kind of difficult since there are five of us. Having all of us contribute to the same extent is a little more challenging than when doing our own things.

I was in 'Fiesta,' but only because Aaliyah said she wanted me to do it that way.

Naturally, in a band or duo, it's really about compromise which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

When I work with other people, I have to try to make their vision happen. With my own, I don't think about it. The music has its own kind of agency.

I'm always working with other collaborators.

Forcing polarized groups into a swarm allows them to find the answer that most people are satisfied with.

When we got with Dallas Austin, he was just getting on. He was kinda like the fourth member of TLC.

I'll give the director what he wants, but please explain the requirement. If it reaches me, then there's communication.

By collaborating, you can do very interesting things.

When you show no willingness to compromise, then nothing ever happens.