Emily Berrington Quotes

A company is stronger if it is bound by love rather than by fear.

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.

There are so many great things about this business. Almost everybody is on the same team. It is all for one-friendly competitiveness. No one is out to hurt anyone.

I have my team. Like if you see everyone around me - I have my hair and makeup girl, my assistant. They're very calm, they're all about positive energy. There're no drama queens. Everyone wants everyone else to have a positive experience. There are no agendas. I think it creates a healthy environment and there are no boundaries to cross.

I've never really had a competitive relationship in any work situation.

It's interesting that instead of having to get tighter and more restricted for a collaboration, strangely enough, from the beginning, we've actually been more confident that we could handle this.

My teammates would never say anything bad about me, even if they thought it. That's the kind of locker room we have.

I don't see any of my colleagues as rivals. I don't think our generation needs to do that. We are a chilled out lot, and we should all be happy.

One of the things I'm adamant about as a bandleader is not micromanaging. I'm an advocate for the concept of allowing everyone to be fully vested in what they're doing, so everyone contributes whatever they're inspired to contribute.

I love actors and I feel like, if you usually allow people some say, most people, if they start to feel comfortable, they're going to have a voice. If they feel heard, then they will give back 10 times as much to you.

I surround myself with a talented group of people that are opinionated and interesting. I try to remain very open to what others have to say.

In rehearsals, I like to create an honest environment that is kinda free and fun.

On 'Vikings,' nobody's got an ego. Michael Hirst is just so open and so collaborative.

I try to create a very casual working place, where everybody - down to production assistants - can throw out ideas and not feel intimidated. When it becomes a collaborative environment, it becomes a small family, and everybody becomes invested.

Denzel is the type of director that its more about working with him than working for him. He wants you to be thinking about everything.

When team members trust each other and know that everyone is capable of admitting when they're wrong, then conflict becomes nothing more than the pursuit of truth or the best possible answer.

If I see that everything the director does is motivated by trying to achieve the best, I can accept anything.

There's nothing worse than a director who feels more like a cop than a comrade, so I try to never give orders or create an environment where it's 'my way or the highway,' because actually allowing talented people to bring their originality and insight always brings more depth and complexity than if everyone has to do what you tell them to!

I make sure when I direct that it's a very joy-based set that hopefully is filled with a lot of respect.

A lot of writing depends on being comfortable around the people you work with. I want it to feel like I'm working with friends.

I want everybody including myself to be working just as hard towards the same goal, and if that's not happening I think it's only right to voice that opinion instead of going into your shell and not speaking about it.

At the end of the day, you drive your car, and that is what you focus on with yourself and your side of the garage, but of course it is always good to have a good relationship. You never want to have a negative battle or the team splitting up in any way.

I always want harmony within the band. I want it to work.

I surround myself, not with yes men, but people who have their own ideas and are on board with with I want to do.

When you are working with likeminded people, then there are no pretences.