Lenny Abrahamson Quotes

I believe that working with good people matters because then the work environment is good. If there is a sense of respect and belief among the people you work with, that is when good work is done.

I think that everybody's worked on shows where you feel like maybe a divide has happened between the talent and the crew. Those are the hardest jobs to do your best in, because as you're performing, you're aware that the people around you, because they haven't been afforded the respect that they deserve, they're not as invested.

I think a good relationship is about collaboration.

Williams really does feel like a family, and I have built up very good relationships with people here; in fact, some of my best friends work for Williams. A friendly atmosphere can really help on the track as well because I feel like I can communicate freely with the team.

The one thing that I know is that you win with good people.

You learn a lot about a person when you work together.

Sisters, if you got a good man, honor him.

You work enough with someone and you develop a shorthand. You know how he likes to work through the day and he knows where you're vulnerable and where your weaknesses and strengths are, so it makes for a good team, a team that knows who's over there behind your back.

My belief is that communication is the best way to create strong relationships.

You have to realise that everyone that you are working with is important. It doesn't matter where you are starting from; you are always going to run back into those people, and they are going to talk, and that's going to be the base of whether you get good opportunities or not.

People can be a hoot on the set, but if they're not good to work with, that tires very quickly.

I've had a great experience with pretty much everybody I've worked with.

Trust leads to approachability and open communications.

I always talk to all the crew. I always make it pleasant. I always nurture a relationship that makes people feel like they're important, like they're a part of the collaboration. I feel that way about the young actors on set. I don't talk to them like I'm the mentor; I talk to them like they're my peers. And I learned that from Meryl Streep.

I'm excited about working with Mark Hughes and building a good relationship with him.

I'd never be a jerk with my teammates because I know I need them to be successful.

Building relationships. Communicating. Trust. Those are three things I've kind of instilled myself with.

It's important that I work with good people.

Respect is the most essential thing about captaincy. Respect between the captain and players is important. It is give and take.

I just wanted to work, build a relationship with my teammates, and earn their trust.

I think it's important to remember that you go into something like marriage knowing that you don't know very much about it at all. But I do look at the marriage of my mother and stepdad, and what makes it work for them is that it's a team effort.

I work with people I admire and respect. It's never because of who they are.

I have my own high standards for what I want in a partner and how I want to be treated. I bring a lot to the table. I'm not talking about material things but what I have to offer as a person - love and loyalty and all the things that make a good relationship.

That's how you get a performance - they put trust in you.

The best part of being married is, everything we face in life, we face as a team. I don't do a thing - professionally or personally - without discussing it with my wife.