Leslie Jamison Quotes

We learn by teaching.

What I think it really means is: I'm a teacher. I am a teacher. I teach all the time, as you do and as all of you do-whether we know it or not, whether we take responsibility for it or not. I hold nothing back because I want to see that light go off. I like to see the children say, 'I never thought of that before.' And I think, 'I've got them!'

I always learn something from every actor I've ever worked with. I always pick something from them.

I've come to realise that the best teachers never stop being teachers.

Everybody's a teacher if you listen.

Most important, I have learned from my colleagues and students.

As a student I learned from wonderful teachers and ever since then I've thought everyone is a teacher.

Association with my pupils has kept me young in my work. Criticism of their work has kept my own point of view clear.

I see myself as an educator.

Education must begin with the solution of the student-teacher contradiction, by reconciling the poles of the contradiction so that both are simultaneously teachers and students.

When you go into the studio or get up on the stage with people who have more experience or knowledge, you learn.

While we teach, we learn.

You learn from everybody.

It's helpful to get feedback on your work, and I think you learn a lot from reading other people's work and giving them feedback.

A mentor, a 'teacher,' is like an editor. I absolutely value my editor, who is my teacher.

A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess it. This must be understood from the very beginning. One must learn from him who knows.

I always try to teach by example and not force my ideas on a young musician. One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange.

When you're around somebody like E-40, all you can do is watch and learn, and soak up game.

My attitude toward graduate students was different, I must say. I used graduate students as colleagues: I gave them the best problems to work on, and I encouraged them.

The reason I do workshops is so I can learn, and I am fortunate that I've probably gained more from the whole experience of teaching than any one participant has. It is all about asking.

Hoping to instill my love of learning in other children, I taught my first class at a local elementary school the year my first book, 'Flying Fingers,' debuted; since then, I have spoken at hundreds of schools, classrooms and conferences around the world.

When I think back on my favorite teachers, I don't remember anymore much of what they taught me, but I sure remember being excited about learning it. What has stayed with me are not the facts they imparted, but the excitement about learning they inspired.

But, I think it's great to be able to work with established directors, and then also first-timers. I feel like you learn from both of them, but then you can go and share your knowledge with each of them. That's really fantastic!

I started out modeling at a young age and surrounded myself with different brilliant minds. I have so many people to get educated from, and I've been a sponge.

I definitely felt by the time I got to grad school - which was a great experience - I was like, 'What's the difference between the teachers and the students? Why are the teachers teachers if they want to be acting?' It didn't make sense to me anymore. It's not like you learn how to set a broken bone and you get the stamp of approval.