Sonny Bill Williams Quotes

Most important, I have learned from my colleagues and students.

I want to work with great people. Great people really make you better.

To be able to work with my idols is incredible. You learn so much, and they're wonderful as people, too.

When you are working with someone who is so aware of what they do, you become better, too.

When you surround yourself with some of the best in the business you can only get better.

It has been a pleasure to play alongside some truly special cricketers and to see them grow as players.

I've had influences from many people including the coaches and players I've worked with.

At every stage of my career I have had interesting and cordial colleagues, some of whom are close friends.

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

I think the only way you learn is to surround yourself with people that are better than you.

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.

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

For me, it's about surrounding myself with the best, most talented team out there, and not ever being afraid of being the worst guy in the room. It's ego-crushing, yeah. Every day is ego-crushing. But it keeps you sharper than you can imagine.

Association with my pupils has kept me young in my work. Criticism of their work has kept my own point of view clear.

I guess subconsciously that all the great people you work with have an influence on you.

If you enjoy working with someone, you must work with them. Again and again and again. If you enjoy the atmosphere and your work, why should you stop yourself?

I always try to work with people who are better than me, so I can learn more.

Everyone I've worked with has been good. You learn from the good, what's good, and you learn from the bad what not to do.

People are everything in education, just as in the corporate world.

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.

What keeps you confident in a healthy way is knowing that everyone else around you is going to support you and teach you and you're going to learn from them. I just feel open to learning from people.

I consider myself extremely lucky to have worked with so many great collaborators in my lifetime.

I think it's always great to not be the smartest person in the room because I don't want to ever feel like I can't improve upon what I'm doing. I just want to surround myself with people that are better actors than me and better singers and dancers and see what happens.

I like being in a collaborative and respectful environment. When you're in an environment spearheaded by ego and fear, it's the death of creativity.

My thing is you're only as good as the people you work with. I've been blessed to work with the Wayanses and Eddie Murphy and Adam Sandler and Chris Rock, and it makes you better.