Fawad Khan Quotes

You have to be open to other people's ideas, and you can't be too married to your own.

I bring ideas to set, and I'm more than willing for those to be affected and be malleable based on what the other person gives me. I don't know what another actor is going to give me, on the day, and I don't want to be so hard and fast in my technique that I'm not open to what's coming.

The world is not to be approached, blueprint in hand, as if it were so much raw material waiting to be fashioned to someone's design.

If men can learn to be less defensive, more open to others, and more accepting of accountability, they will adapt well to the new global economy.

I come from a background where I like collaboration and improv. I think that it is important.

People who work with me say I have a four-step response to new ideas: rejection, reconsideration, acceptance, ownership. I need to listen more patiently.

It's such a great thing to work with people and not have a plan.

I can't imagine doing anything without being an improviser. I can't imagine trying to write or act or direct without what improvising offers you.

The cool thing is that jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the human spirit. Because in jazz we share, we listen to each other, we respect each other, we are creating in the moment. At our best, we're non-judgmental.

When I'm making something, I've always felt in charge and therefore able to call the shots. But what you've got to do is stop that turning into arrogance or despotism!

With improv, it's a combination of listening and not trying to be funny.

I think the key to improv is always listening. It's embracing. It's positivity. It's hearing things and not shutting them down.

When you work with an actor and then you discover new things that are better, I think you gotta be free to be able to go with the new things that you're finding. I think that's very important. I have a strong idea when I go to shoot a movie but I also love to discover things when I'm on set as well.

Sometimes we can make everything a little too perfect. I always was a fan of giving direction, but every now and then going, "I don't know. What do you think? Let's see what happens."

I'm not that in control of myself that I could be specific about exactly the way I'm doing everything as it happens. I'm just trying my best.

I try not to have too much of an ego. I'll do anything.

I guess confidence is the only thing that I take from project to project, but I'm always open to learning everybody's style - the director, the actor I'm working with.

I believe you can work with anybody.

I've never had a plan - it was just to try and get with the people you like to play with, and try to do the best you can.

We go in and I do my thing, and then we supplement it with whatever we want.

Be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others.

I've never had a grand plan. I've only just tried to keep open to many different possibilities, have fun and work with people who are passionate about what they do.

What I know about me is that, in order to lead, you also have to know how to follow.

I love to be in the position of not knowing what I'm gonna do, but having rehearsed all of those so when something happens with the others actors I go with whatever that is I'm getting.

The whole thing about the way I approach work is to be surprised by an opportunity when it comes up. So I have no idea what I will be doing next, and I kind of like that.