Madhur Mittal Quotes

I think being directed and mentored by someone as inspirational as Paul Feig not only improves my performance but, as a whole, makes it what it is.

And at the same time, you are of course a performer, but it's very important that you understand that your role as a performer is to get the best performance from those wonderful colleagues that you have the chance to work with.

I worked with John Hurt a couple of times and learned a lot from him.

I try to direct myself the way I direct the other actors who come on my show.

As a team-mate, the one who taught me the most was undoubtedly Fabio Cannavaro.

Leadership isn't about simply being in charge and treating your people like soldiers and barking orders. Leadership is sharing your knowledge and your direction so that others grow and reach their potential.

Cause I was such a novice and thank God that Sarah was as seasoned as she was because she was really a great leader in that regard in the sense that she would communicate really well with the crew.

It was really fun being in Tara's trailer, working on my lines. Tara is such an amazing actress. She's so good at what she does. I learned a lot from watching her.

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

I am comfortable giving people direction. If something is not good enough, my job is to find a way to help them learn from their mistake, and understand that next time I expect better.

Kickstarter was already up and going when I got the Fellowship. Spending time with the other Fellows was about camaraderie, and I talked to a lot of amazing and creative people.

Ninety per cent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance.

I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.

The manager of a team is like a stagecoach, he can't move unless he has the horses.

Most people don't have so much talent that they can become a success all their own. We all need people to help us and lift us up.

As far as people I'd like to work with, the list is endless. I think to work with Steve McQueen would be amazing, and then some of the U.K. talent we have: Eddie Marsan, Olivia Colman, both of whom I have met and admired for a long time. We're very blessed in this country; there is so much talent for people to work with and learn from.

Working with Al Pacino was an amazing experience. He's such an amazing guy. He's an incredible performer and actor - and, aside from that, just a generous human being.

What I learned from directing, I learned from soccer, where it's like a coach-player relationship.

I worked with Lawrence Olivier some years ago. He was a great mentor.

I love working with children and this young boy, Thomas Sangster, is quite a remarkable young actor. He raises your game, you know. He certainly raised mine.

The biggest thing is no matter what level I've played at, there is something I can bring to them.

On 'Heroes' I got to work with Greg Grunberg all the time and Masi Oka, and they both are just wonderful actors. I don't know - you learn so much by watching people like that, I guess.

One's performance is often heightened by the brilliance and generosity of other actors.

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

Leadership is an individual sport, one that has to be fine-tuned to each of the people that reports to you. Leaders also need to provide the direction, energy, encouragement and inspiration for each person who reports directly to the leader as well as for the overall organization.