Abby Lee Miller Quotes

It's very rare that I get really upset about something my assistants have done.

People are so difficult. Give me an elephant any day.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

In Boston I got to a point where I thought I was putting out fires more than being a baseball coach. And some of it was my fault. I was getting stubborn. My fuse was a little shorter than it needed to be. And that helps nobody.

I enjoy working with people. I understand that as a necessity. And clearly that's something that develops as you get older. And I've grown into that.

It's been 32 years of learning to communicate. We have had ups and downs.

My strengths, I think, are that I deal really well with people. I like people. I'm fascinated by how they work so I'm good at handling situations between departments on set or pre-production or post.

In my solo series, I feel like I've often dealt with groups of people.

As you develop relationships in your team you have to learn how your teammates react to being yelled at or how to put your arm around them and show them how to do things. You have to build those relationships up and understand who that person is and how they respond and choose your way to lead them to hopefully help everyone out.

Practices for me, when your team is not going really well, it can stake a lot of stink out of the air.

The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success.

I figured managing people was obvious - I'd tell someone what they needed to do and they'd do what I wanted. It turns out that's not the case. It was frustrating at first.

Climbing has worked for me in a number of ways on Capitol Hill. I'm much more inclined to look at what people do, as opposed to what they say. Also, it's about working together - we're all on the rope together, and you don't get to cut the rope if you're not getting along with someone.

Communication is an issue where we can improve, and if I can do anything to help, I am happy to.

I always have a ping-pong table in the studio. If you're with an artist and you notice the situation is going south a little bit, it's like, 'You wanna play ping-pong or foosball?' Or, 'You wanna go grab somethin' to eat?' And then you just like talk to them and relax them and get them comfortable and get yourself comfortable.

You can have the best people in the business, but if they're not collaborating - and they're butting heads - then it's all going to go south.

What constrains or enables the capacity of human beings to work in groups is not so much the technology, but rather the capacity of the human brain to have and monitor social interactions.

I seem to be able to get along with anybody when I work because I really enjoy being there.

Any good director, and I've worked with a few that I would call very good, they know how to disarm any anxieties very quickly.

The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your relationships. The quality of your business is no different.

I feel like you get more bees with honey. But that doesn't mean I don't get frustrated in my life. My way of dealing with frustration is to shut down and to think and speak logically.

On land, you can walk away from people, from unpleasant situations. But when you're on a ship for 14 months with 49 other people, if you don't resolve your issues it literally could mean - and this would be an extreme circumstance - the sinking of the ship. You learn a lot about other people. You learn a lot about yourself.

When you're on tour you definitely don't want lots of arguments. It's very important that everybody gets on because you're in close proximity a great deal of the time.

The ABC's are attitude, behavior and communication skills.

I have a talent for dealing with difficult men.