Domhnall Gleeson Quotes

Having the tools and the intangibles mean nothing unless you are surrounded by the best.

I was lucky to have been there with some great people. I think I learned the most from the people around me. Just when you get talented people there, like the people who you talk to. And it spurs you on.

My greatest desire was to be in a sandbox with Kevin Kline or Kenneth Branagh - to be with the people I admired - and I have.

There's a lot of people I would be more than a little overwhelmed by and thrilled to work with.

I surround myself with incredible musicians who inspire me to always do my best.

Eating good things and being around people who are happy - you want to be influenced by the world because it has so many cool things about it, but it also has a bunch of bad things about it. Being around people who are happy and people who are creative, that's what you do if you're lucky in your life.

When I go to set, I try to make it a warm, inviting and happy set. We're all coming to work creating something, hopefully, beautiful together.

I don't think people are born artists; I think it comes from a mixture of your surroundings, the people you meet, and luck.

Making shots counts, but not as much as the people who make them.

I'm thrilled because I think that, you know, everyone has gotten what they wanted. You know, I just wanted to be (there) surrounded with the best actors period.

The secret of directing is working with really good people.

You don't try any less hard on the ones that don't. I've gotten lucky to work with some amazingly talented people that have helped the ones that have worked work. I think you just have to keep doing the stories you love and the characters that you love and are drawn to.

I think the mark of a good director is that they surround themselves with good people.

Succesful people are all dreamers. A dream becomes an idea and then something concrete. I think it all starts with a dream.

Being around some of the bright lights of the technology world and having them expect great things helps you sit down and do it seriously.

It is always well to get near to men of genius.

I'm very happy to be involved with great filmmakers.

The thing about working at Pixar is that everyone around you is smarter and funnier and cleverer than you and they all think the same about everyone else. It's a nice problem to have.

I've known people with exceptional talent - and some have wasted it. Ambition spurs a man on.

If the work requires smart, talented, creative people, then more than anything, you want to enable folks on the team to create.

I feel very, very grateful. I'm a lucky guy, you need a lot of luck, and then when the cameras roll, you have to have this group of writers, directors, and actors that just gel, and it seems to literally be happening more and more.

I was always enjoying the moment. Acting, writing, looking for roles and getting involved with people and trying to create something that would be entertaining to people. With 'E.R.,' we were all very lucky to get this combination of people together in the right story in the right way to take it to the level it has reached.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

You don't want to destroy the energy that comes out of a campaign.

But I'm blessed to work with great people. I collaborate with brilliant stylists both here and in Paris. I work with a great design team. I really allow everyone to bring their ideas. I almost rely on them to inspire me.