Niklas Zennstrom Quotes

I need to be surrounded by people as passionate and as dedicated as I am.

You're always just so inspired to get in the game and try to contribute any way you can.

If people believe in your material, they will do whatever it takes to get it done. Even if they don't, but you make it as awesome an experience as possible, they will help you reach your goals.

The only thing I want to do is stuff with people who care about what they're doing.

Ummm... well, the only thing I want to do is stuff with people who care about what they're doing, which sounds obvious, but it's really not.

I love working with people who are inspired and obsessive.

I just think to be a manager you've got to live and breathe and have this incredible enthusiasm for football, the whole thing. And while I love the game, and it's been a large part of my life, it's not the only thing in my life.

When you work with people who are so passionate about their product it's kinda inspiring.

If you're passionate about your work, it makes the people around you want to be involved too.

That's the only thing that got me here is my teammates. My teammates and my coach. That's the only reason I'm here.

A good director is like a good coach. You want to play for him. You want to really show him your good stuff. You don't want to let that person down. Ridley Scott is one of those guys.

I love when you get to work with people who care about the project as much as you do because then, you're altogether in. I feel like I've been lucky so far to have the chance to work with people who work that way.

The rollout of a classic has to have the heart of all the people working it. There's no way they can have their heart in it if they don't believe in it.

I discovered that as a founder and now CEO, my commitment to and passion for Affectiva is super contagious. It is contagious with my team and at internal company meetings, injecting a new energy and sense of camaraderie.

Leadership is a position where you want to create the opportunity to inspire people to walk along beside you, not listen to what you say.

The leadership of Christine Rampone goes without saying. She is the definition of a what a leader is.

I want to be there for the team.

A lot of credit to my teammates and my coaches for pushing me and helping me.

Yeah as the director I consider myself to be the coach, and my actors are my players. So I have to show them how committed I am, but I also want to lead by example. I think whenever you make a film, you start out alone, and then slowly start - you have to be a magnet. You have to attract people to you, to the project.

Your teammates will stretch your vision or choke your dream.

I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up.

To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It's about stimulating them. It's about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.

Growing up, I learned that if you are passionate about something, that you can move mountains. Passion is more precious than gold, and it's a currency that everyone craves. It's something that's hard to fake, and when it's real, everyone wants to be on that train. It's about giving people something that they can believe.

When you're surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible.

The team is very enthusiastic - everyone is trying hard to do their best, and everyone is putting a lot of effort in to moving forward and getting the right results and it's a very good, close-knit team.