Sebastian Stan Quotes

Success in show business depends on your ability to make and keep friends.

It's been constant grinding and trying to secure work that I care about, tireless auditions and meetings. I've been fortunate that a lot of cool doors have opened to me, chiefly meeting great people who were inspired by what I've done and what they feel I could bring to their projects.

If you can sell yourself as someone who knows how Washington works, someone who has these relationships, that's a very marketable commodity. If you're seen as someone who knows how this town works, someone who is a usual suspect in this town, you can dine out for years - that's why no one leaves.

It's who you know and who can help you.

Publishing is a business of relationships. The relationships you make at one house can carry over to another.

A lot of show business, as you know, is about all the contacts you make and who you know.

I have made really some significant deals because I play golf.

People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learned that's kind of bittersweet. So many doors have opened up. I've met everybody in the business. I'm fortunate people want to work with me.

Ultimately, I think it's just going to get you that exposure, get you in that door, get you that recognition that will hopefully get you opportunities.

It's one thing to be talented, but the other thing is connections - with agents, with people; that's what makes a difference, and from the beginning, I've had wonderful representation.

Anytime you get to join a group of people you admire and respect, you want to keep those doors open.

You can have a poli-science degree but if you don't know people, it doesn't do you a bit of good when you're talking to someone.

You will not find outsiders getting main, important roles in big films. The difficult part is to meet the right people.

In my industry who you know is very important.

You know what they say about bein' nice to the right people on the way up Sooner or later you gonna meet them comin' down

It's not always what you know, but who you know. Get out and meet people.

Fame allows you a lot of opportunities to experience new things and connect with people. But on the other hand, people's perceptions of you can limit the scope of your relationships with them. You walk both lines.

Baseball is all about relationships, and in some ways, what know you and who knows you.

It's been many years that I've been in this business. All of a sudden, I'm getting all of these wonderful people approaching me and asking me to work with them. It's very hard to say no when you love and respect people.

I don't think you can get everything based on who you know, but you can't get anything until you do know the right people.

I've met so many who have opened doors for me and remained in my life both personally and professionally. After a while, networking doesn't feel like 'networking.' It's both serendipitous and unpredictable, and something that just naturally becomes part of your work life and your personal life.

I like auditioning. I like working on material. I just love working. I like the chance to work on material. Sometimes it helps to not be going into a room cold and to know people. I've spent a lot of years getting to know people in the business, and that really helps. It depends. You can have some pretty terrible auditions.

A lot about this industry is about who you know. If you set a really good example for yourself, and someone likes that, then they might recommend you to someone else. It doesn't matter what job you're in, any profession, it's always the same.

Mumbai is a spider web. You do a film and make 10 connections and do something else and make 10 more connections. You keep moving like that.

I thank God I've never burned no bridges with nobody, and when it's time for me to call in my favors, they're coming.