Jay Chiat Quotes

I would like to work with Pat [ Leonard] in any capacity. I would love to hear his versions.

I try to educate myself as much as possible, as I do with the director and the designers and everyone I used to work with. It just helps, I think, with the frame of reference for who you're working with.

I wish I had more control over my career, but making movies is something you do with lots of people.

Jose Mourinho is one of the best managers with whom I have worked. I had a chance not only to have him as a coach but as a colleague, a friend, a big brother. I had a chance to learn from him, and he was open to receiving advice from me as well, even though I think he knew it all.

It's really fun to work with new people who you've never met before.

I'm not one of these guys who begins the day thinking about what kind of an impact I can have. I instead think about it as what kind of work are we going to do today, how can we make the broadcast better, how can we work as a team, how can we draw on the resources of CBS overall and use them to make the 'Evening News' that much stronger.

One of the challenges of being a director is often you don't get to work with your peers. You know, writers can write together, and as a director you get to work with so many wonderful actors and writers and designers. But it's pretty rare that you get a chance to partner in that way with another director.

Lance Barrow's a great producer and we work together exceptionally well.

It was a great learning experience to work with all the stalwarts associated with 'Beyond the Clouds.' It's indeed a strong team to be working with.

I learned more about who I am and how to be a great worker - and a great artistic worker - from doing student theater. I was a stage manager. I was an assistant stage manager. I was on the running crew. I did probably 25 shows at Northwestern - all musicals, of course.

I just like to stay busy, and I like to work with interesting people.

Professional people build relationships by doing the work together.

In our group, it was a necessary requirement that one has to be able to collaborate.

It's an interesting juxtaposition, being student body president and leading others and learning how to effectively help people on the team in a way that's not as direct.

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

I don't need to spend hours in meetings, because I can have a two-minute conversation with a colleague who is pretty damn smart and who knows how to get the job done. And, if he needs my help on something, he'll let me know.

Its really important to have cooperative co-actors when you're working and specially when you are doing a daily soap.

One thing I've learned is I really want to work with people.

Me and Vince are like cool, man. Good relationship with Vince, man, and I've been on a lot of trips with Vince, as far as with overseas, going to visit the military. And even at work, man, ideas, he's open to a lot of people, everybody, pretty much. If you have a good idea, he wants you to go in there and prepare with it.

Be known as a great resource. Are you an Excel genius? An expert on local restaurants? Fabulous at proofreading? Go beyond your job description by being an open resource for others in the company who could benefit from your talents. I believe that paying it forward will serve you well one way or another in the future.

I have only worked with Saroj Ji once in my life and in the one time that I worked with her, I learned so many things.

Every time you work with a new co-star, a whole new dynamic emerges.

We have to improve at club level - and at the international level, there is a lot of room for improvement.

I always want there to be room for people to connect. That is so important, especially in an office.

Something I learned early on in my career is there's no use trying to fool anybody about what you want to do on a project where there are other people involved, rather than your own thing.