Ashton Kutcher Quotes

There's shorthand that happens when you work with someone you know where you can almost finish each other's sentences. There's just a certain back and forth that becomes much easier with someone you've worked with for so long.

Communication is the key, and it's one thing I had to learn-to talk to the actors. I was so involved with the visual and technical aspects that I would forget about the actors.

Communication is important, and when you have an understanding with someone on the pitch, it is the most important thing.

You should communicate with your other one. Understanding what they are on about is pretty key.

Cedric, man, it's like if I'm working with you, like I'm sitting here now talking to you, I want to get along with you. That's how I am. I feel like if I get along with you, the work will be splendid.

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

The funny thing about directing is that you have your own opinions, but it's a collaboration. Directing is a group effort. Even though you might think something works, the smartest thing you can do as a director is try and weigh the opinions of the people around you.

You get nothing done if you don't listen to each other.

No matter how much success you're having, you can't continue working together if you can't communicate.

Understanding is a two-way street.

When you work with somebody for a long period of time, you develop a shorthand with everything.

If you listen, you'll learn. If you talk over each other, you don't accomplish anything.

If you want help from partners, that means listening to them every once in a while.

When a relationship with a director is really working, you have the same idea at the same time. You go, 'Look, this isn't working,' and they'll go, 'I know it's not working. What are we gonna do?' And you go and try something else.

I think there's a great deal of information you can convey with looks or silence.

Silence is a universal language. It's like music or painting.

It's a very good thing to have a group that stays together and understands each other as well.

There are no silos at 'Frontline.' Our digital team works with our filmmakers, and our filmmakers work with our digital team. They're always in touch, and they're always talking.

And being an actor already means that working with cast as a director, I have a clear understanding of their position and that collaboration is great and useful.

Filmmaking is not a one man show. It is not like I'm thinking something and they are expressing it. I try to pull the actor in and together we try to get the expression. It is not my thinking alone, it is our thinking. The actor also becomes a part of the thought process.

The more you play with the other players, the more you understand them and they understand you, and that's very important.

I'm a big believer in communication.

We work in this cave, and we speak to each other sort of subconsciously and with like, weird cues and tangential brother speak, but it really comes down to if you are the person who is moving amongst the actors and talking to people more, the other one can have a little more time to really watch.

As a director myself, you really appreciate collaborating with people who are trying to help you find what you need and what you want.

it's way too early for him to be talking anyhow but I see in his eyes something and I see in his eyes a voice and I see in his eyes a whole new set of words