James Levine Quotes

If you enjoy working with someone, you must work with them. Again and again and again. If you enjoy the atmosphere and your work, why should you stop yourself?

I definitely would have liked to stay at RCA and have had that relationship, and had them grow with me and support that.

I have an awesome team. We all talk about what projects are the best for me to work on for my career and which ones to pass on.

In my career, I thought I've never wanted to get anywhere in particular. I just wanted to work with interesting people on interesting projects.

Even though I design my own jewelry, one of the great things about my job is being able to bring in really talented collaborators.

I just want to keep doing things completely different from the other. I just want to keep working with great people, great filmmakers and great actors and just building on that experience.

The one thing that people don't get about GE is that, to the people who work here, it's not a company. It's not just a job. You feel like you're part of a 120-year-old ever-growing, ever-improving family.

I'd work with Danny Boyle every day of the week. No matter what he was doing I would do that.

When I do work, I choose to see every job as an opportunity to grow, as an actor and as a person. My favourite part of it is being part of a team, with everyone pulling in the same direction.

We're looking for people who want to be part of something bigger. We don't want people who see us as a stepping stone.

I guess I gravitate towards stories that I like and directors that I want to work with, and I hope that it works out.

If you join a growth organization, you'll likely do different things in different roles throughout your career. It's excellent to learn and build with others. You'll meet people you want to work with.

My time with Hallmark was nothing but positive and I'm truly grateful to be a part of it.

Balaji is one of the most comforting working experiences I have had in my career.

As we get further into our career we're figuring out how to become more efficient as artists, and doing so many different things is testament to our cohesiveness as the Roots.

I always try to pick projects by: Is this something that excites me? What are the people like to work with? Obviously you spend a lot of time in a room together with them, so I always try to find projects that hopefully have great people attached.

A+E Networks has been my home for over a decade. I am so proud of these brands and my A+E colleagues who are truly the best in the business.

I made a conscious effort that I just wanted to work with people that were going to make me better and that was the main thing - writers, directors, in whatever medium.

What's good about many people liking the work is that when I want to collaborate or am interested in the synergy of artists working together, nobody ever says no to me when I ask to work with them.

Make a total commitment to your company, your job, and your career. Uncommitted people have no future.

When I was working on The Wire with the other actors, scene after scene after scene, I felt like we were singing together. We were dancing together. I'm like, "This is the best ensemble I've ever worked with. I'm working with these cats? Holy mackerel, this is heaven."

I would like to work with a great producer who I haven't met yet. I'm not sure who he is, but I'm looking for someone to take me to the next level.

I would like to work with Pat [ Leonard] in any capacity. I would love to hear his versions.

It takes two to paint. One to paint, the other to stand by with an axe to kill him before he spoils it.

You know, I always say musicians, they can do it on their own. They can practice their violin on their own. A painter can paint by himself. A writer can write by himself. But an actor needs a group, and the hardest thing about expanding your ability and your craft is to have a group to do it with that is of a caliber where you can grow even more.