Aaron Donald Quotes

Community service has taught me all kinds of skills and increased my confidence. You go out there and think on your feet, work with others and create something from nothing. That's what life's all about.

Showing teams I can do more than just shoot the ball, that's really going to help me out.

Every time I work on a new set, I take whatever I can from it and learn as much as I can around the people who I am working with.

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

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

Don't wait for someone to tell you what to do. Develop an innovative solution and work as a team to make it happen.

A good head has one hundred hands.

With each job that you're given an opportunity to do, you're asked to use new parts of yourself and to figure the play out with other tools that you perhaps didn't use with the last show.

As I've gotten older, I've become much more effective at seeking and accepting help and bringing other people into the discussion. You start to understand that you can't control or fix everything on your own.

I'm used to having the ball, man. So, not really having the ball in my hands... it's just me trying to find different ways to impact the game.

Teams know what I bring to the table.

It's always interesting when you're doing things yourself - getting the lighting, getting everybody together. It's exciting.

I think I have unique qualities that other people don't have that can contribute to the team.

I think I can contribute to the team in a multitude of ways.

Not being a genius, I believe in collaboration, and my background as a problem solver means I've never been afraid to work with people cleverer than myself.

Collaboration is important not just because it's a better way to learn. The spirit of collaboration is penetrating every institution and all of our lives. So learning to collaborate is part of equipping yourself for effectiveness, problem solving, innovation and life-long learning in an ever-changing networked economy.

Surround yourself with people you can always learn something from. Always work with people that are better at their craft than you are.

My biggest asset is that I know how to learn, and that, I believe, will help me in the long run.

We allow people to be creative. We set a direction, we set the vision, we set the strategy, but within that framework, we allow our people to be as creative as they want to be.

I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.

Working with amazing people, you continue to learn and develop yourself, as an actor and as a person.

As a leader, these attributes - confidence, perseverance, work ethic and good sense - are all things I look for in people. I also try to lead by example and create an environment where good questions and good ideas can come from anyone.

For me, it's about surrounding myself with the best, most talented team out there, and not ever being afraid of being the worst guy in the room. It's ego-crushing, yeah. Every day is ego-crushing. But it keeps you sharper than you can imagine.

It's always a learning experience every time I'm on set.

Roseanne was incredible to work with. She was extremely bright.