David Draiman Quotes

I don't plan in terms of career ambitions. The only career ambition I have is to work with people who are going to bring you up and elevate your performance. They'll let you know things that you didn't know already and bring you places that you might not have gotten to otherwise.

I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.

Always work with people that are better at their craft than you are.

Every time I work on a new set, I take whatever I can from it and learn as much as I can around the people who I am working with.

It's always a great day going to work with Ginnifer Goodwin; she's a fantastic actress and I learn so much from her.

Whether I am collaborating with different people, I like changing projects conceptually so I can grow.

I go by intuition. Work-wise, that means asking myself if a role will push me outside my comfort zone, challenge me to learn something new.

I like to see how other people work and be part of their stuff and see what I can do to be part of their worlds. Its a pretty big challenge, and that excites me.

Over the years, I've learnt from co-actors, directors, technicians, and even from junior artists.

I've primarily worked with actors the same age as me for the past four years, so working with somebody who is 10 years younger than me, you learn a whole different set of skills.

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

I surrounded myself with a lot of different creative people and ambitious people.

I learn from everybody on a film set.

I've been able to work with so many people, so I love asking advice from as many as possible.

If you join a growth organization, you'll likely do different things in different roles throughout your career. It's excellent to learn and build with others. You'll meet people you want to work with.

I learned from everybody whose staff I was on. You always learn something.

I just want to work with talented people and learn from them.

It has been a useful experience to play for several different teams and move around.

Three Secrets to Success: Be willing to learn new things. Be able to assimilate new information quickly. Be able to get along with and work with other people.

Collaborate with people you can learn from

Collaboration is important not just because it's a better way to learn. The spirit of collaboration is penetrating every institution and all of our lives. So learning to collaborate is part of equipping yourself for effectiveness, problem solving, innovation and life-long learning in an ever-changing networked economy.

The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.

Surround yourself with people you can always learn something from. Always work with people that are better at their craft than you are.

Some people might be groomed for success; I've just always thought I've got a hell of a lot of things to learn and places to go. Creatively, I couldn't stay on the same treadmill. I chose to be off-centre and do collaborative work.

I'm always fascinated by the 'who would you like to work with' question. I've never really had an answer; it only really comes as you work with them.