Andrew Stanton Quotes

It's very rare to have an amazing cast who supports you and loves you for anything you do in the future.

When you're working with good people it brings good things out in you.

Working on 'Parks' was like heaven because everyone there was just intimidatingly intelligent and funny, and we would have these hilarious debates about really tangential things. It was inspiring because I felt really challenged to be my best.

The more work I do, the more important it is to work with people I like - who are very talented.

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

I like to work with people that I like hanging out with, that I admire, that are really smart and talented, and we can problem solve together.

Working with Christopher McQuarrie and working with Tom Cruise; two people who are just so good at what they do, it just makes you better.

I surround myself with incredible musicians who inspire me to always do my best.

It's interesting to see what people who you find talented come up with, so you work with them. Sometimes ideas come along quicker cause they'll come up with something and you'll be like, "It would have taken me forever to get to that point!" Because you're talking together, your brains are moving faster.

The best thing about my job is that I work with the best creative people in the business in their fields.

Having colleagues nearby, whether at the beach or in a crypt, means the ideas are always flowing

When you work with a DeNiro or Hoffman, they love what they do so much that there's never any competitive vibe. It's more about how do we do this thing together.

I'm inspired by the sheer ingenuity and intelligence possessed by my fellow band mates.

My peers and colleagues inspire me.

Leadership must be likeable, affable, cordial, and above all emotional. The fashion of authoritarian leadership is gone. Football is about life. You can't be angry all day.

If you're lucky enough to work with great actors and creative people, they're always just going to be who they are, so I don't think there's a difference between the Brits and the Americans.

I believe that working with good people matters because then the work environment is good. If there is a sense of respect and belief among the people you work with, that is when good work is done.

At least I know that one film-maker in my career has had the initiative to come to me and thought of me as being capable of doing interesting and complicated work, and so I have a new-found belief that other film-makers will see me in a different way, the way that Patty did.

I'm never worried about being upstaged. I love to have the best, most individual people come in and see if we hit on something.

I view my role more as trying to set up an environment where the personalities, creativity and individuality of all the different employees come out and can shine.

What's great about collaborating is getting to work with wonderful people. That's what theatre is about: other people getting you to give your best, and getting everyone else's best out of them.

I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.

You know, you can have someone who's the very best at something, but if there's not that kind of chemistry, collaborating is not going to amount to anything.

It's very exciting to work with people who inspire you.

Working with the cast of 'Glee' was inspiring. To be around a group of kids who work so hard and love what they do is so refreshing.