Elizabeth Wilson Quotes

You need fans in high places, I always tell people. I don't care how talented you are.

It's not always what you know, but who you know. Get out and meet people.

I can pretty much call anyone, whether at the White House, in a company or in the media. I have access, because of the silliness of the entertainment world and how people react to it. It gave me an enormous opportunity to do anything I really want to.

If you can sell yourself as someone who knows how Washington works, someone who has these relationships, that's a very marketable commodity. If you're seen as someone who knows how this town works, someone who is a usual suspect in this town, you can dine out for years - that's why no one leaves.

People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learned that's kind of bittersweet. So many doors have opened up. I've met everybody in the business. I'm fortunate people want to work with me.

I don't think you can get everything based on who you know, but you can't get anything until you do know the right people.

In Hollywood, it's not what you know but who you know.

The world doesn't reward talent, it mostly rewards those who are connected.

It is about meeting the right people at the right time that makes you go where you do. And I know that in our industry, everyone works hard but not everyone gets recognition.

It's not who you know, it's who you don't know.

Proximity is power. If you can get proximity with people that are the best in the world, things can happen because all of the people they know, the insights they have and the life experience they have. They can save you a decade of time by one insight.

It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work, eloquence in your practice, good timing and fortuitous social relations. Everything can't be personalized.

The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.

You should get as close to the power when you're pitching something. I got my two biggest breaks with the man who owned CBS and the guy that owned Paramount, because I was dealing with the guy who would say yes or no.

It's who you know and who can help you.

A lot of show business, as you know, is about all the contacts you make and who you know.

Ultimately, I think it's just going to get you that exposure, get you in that door, get you that recognition that will hopefully get you opportunities.

My greatest value derived from the fact that I had access to almost everybody.

Writing can be taken up at any point. But you need to remember that the arts are fundamentally unfair. Hard work and diligence won't necessarily take you all the way. Talent, nepotism, influence, and pure luck play a huge part.

I always look at auditions as not even getting the job as much as I'm just trying to connect with this casting director so they remember me for next time.

I think that N*SYNC had opportunities laid out in front of them because of their connections with people whom Backstreet were affiliated with, and to not utilize those connections would be stupid. That's just life. They're both very talented groups.

Even after choreographing some big numbers, I didn't qualify as the top choreographer. You need to have godfathers and big people to support you for others to take you seriously.

You can have a poli-science degree but if you don't know people, it doesn't do you a bit of good when you're talking to someone.

I've gotten to meet so many talented people!

You will not find outsiders getting main, important roles in big films. The difficult part is to meet the right people.