Richard Masur Quotes

I have to say one of the most gratifying things about being in this industry for a long time is you do develop a genuine sense of community with the people you know and collaborate with.

It's very important to get friends on board, friends who make a difference.

You definitely want your own fans, but you also want the support of your peers and the people you work with.

Business always requires personal relationships.

It's a tiny industry. Actors all know each other to a point where you always know someone who knows the other person who worked with them.

It's amazing how you meet people through other people. I knew a racecar driver, Stefan Johansson, who was very hot. He introduced me to Jean Todt. He introduced me to a French doctor. He introduced me to a French architect who redid the Louvre with I.M. Pei. He introduced me to Daniel Boulud.

The people I chose to work with me on this album are there because I have a personal relationship with them.

The more you work, the more people see your work and would like to work with you, and vice versa.

Personal relationships are always the key to good business. You can buy networking; you can't buy friendships.

Other people like Neil Young and Dennis Hopper, those are just really close knit family friends.

I went to work with a guy named Matt Fuller, who was a Mothers fan, and low and behold, Arthur was working for him also. We worked together for about six months and decided to strike out on our own.

When you're serving at the local level, you have to build strong personal relationships to get things done.

Publishing is a business of relationships. The relationships you make at one house can carry over to another.

I feel like I've been fortunate enough that I've gotten to meet and work with some really passionate people.

I keep in touch with a lot of people I work with.

Every relationship should eventually become a long-term relationship. Any director that I meet now isn't just a director. He's potentially a friend, and someone I can call to do a project that I want or that I have.

Well, basically I have a lot of friends because I've been in the business a long time and worked with a lot of people.

Your network is the people who want to help you, and you want to help them, and that's really powerful.

The people I choose to work with, I work with because I'm already impressed with them, you know?

Over the years, I've worked with just about everybody.

First and foremost, I'm fans of the people I'm collaborating with. And collaborations expand who you are.

The reason I work with the same people, it's not just an accident.

There's nothing better than to work with somebody who appreciates you as an artist.

There are certain people throughout my career I've earmarked as smart people I would like to work with. And I'm not just talking about advertising people.

I learned so much from the people in Seattle. They taught me everything from community to business relationships.