Malin Akerman Quotes

The more you work with anyone, the more comfortable and safe you feel. The more you have an understanding.

I believe chemistry is based on the trust between two performers. What actually works is something intangible - being extremely comfortable in each other's presence.

When you know someone, and you get to work with them, automatically there is this comfort zone which comes in.

I think you function much better when you trust people and when you've got a sort of relationship where you can develop ideas within a framework.

When it's a love scene with someone you actually love, there's no feeling like, 'Can I touch him here? Can I touch him there?' You know what your boundaries are - or what they aren't, I suppose.

Trust leads to approachability and open communications.

Trust is fundamental, reciprocal and, ideally, pervasive. If it is present, anything is possible. If it is absent, nothing is possible. The best leaders trust their followers with the truth, and you know what happens as a result? Their followers trust them back. With that bond, they can do big, hard things together, changing the world for the better.

It's always nice working with friends. And if you have a director that you've worked with before, you don't have to go through that first learning thing. There's an element of trust there.

I like working with people I know and feel a kinship to.

You wanna work with people who you have a rapport with. You finish each other's sentences a bit creatively when you've worked together for a while.

What you want to do is put people in a position where they feel connected enough to you that they're willing to collaborate with you; they're willing to show you the things that they were scared to tell you about before.

A lot of making a movie is the comfort level of the people. It's just feeling open. We need to get along. We have to know something about each other.

I'll date one day if I find someone that I want to let into my life enough.

Trust is a core currency of any relationship. Sometimes our need to control and micromanage everything erodes our confidence in ourselves and others. The truth: People are much more capable than we think. A hearty dose of trust is often what's needed to unlock the magic. Go ahead, have faith.

Businesses that run well are almost like marriages. Everything has to be up for discussion, or there will be real problems.

Everything's a lot easier when you work with someone you know just about as well as you know yourself.

I'm not going to be in a relationship that I don't fully trust.

When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable.

Between lovers a little confession is a dangerous thing.

When you're feeling very comfortable with an actor, you are doing nothing.

If I create anything, I create the atmosphere of trust and openness.

Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.

I just love to collaborate with people who take my ideas real serious, and they don't put up walls around them.

The great marriages are partnerships. It can't be a great marriage without being a partnership.

As long as you're getting along, it's nice to work with someone you know well.