David Strathairn Quotes

The relationship between a client must be 'we.'

I like to know who I'm working with, and it's important because they've got to be able to bring something to the party.

You cannot work with men who won't work with you.

I think every time you work with another collaborator, there's an adjustment process where you figure out the other person's strengths, and that has definitely happened for me.

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

You learn a lot about a person when you work together.

One thing I learned particularly at Yale was how to work with others. Having studied so long trying to master myself, the biggest challenge was learning about the other person's work.

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

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.

It's very important to have a good relationship with the crew and cast because you want to get the best out of them. They'll work really hard for you if they like you.

I suppose there are many, but I cannot imagine ever having a more perfect collaboration than that which Penn-san and I shared. It was based upon mutual trust, respect, and a desire to have our own work pushed to new places. And it always resulted in delight.

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

Over the years, we've developed a respect for each other in the roles that we play and we rely on that difference to recreate clarity for the audience.

I'm excited about working with Mark Hughes and building a good relationship with him.

I'd never be a jerk with my teammates because I know I need them to be successful.

You wanna work with people who you have a rapport with. You finish each other's sentences a bit creatively when you've worked together for a while.

We know - relationships in this sport, it's very hard to have a really great relationship.

I only collaborate with the people I rock with in life, period. I rock with people where I really respect their craft and respect what they're doing. That's what collaboration should start from.

When I work with other people, I try to make up for their shortcomings with my strengths, and I let others make up for my flaws with their strengths. I try to co-operate with people around me when working in a group. I like to enhance team spirit on set. I try to get everyone involved in the action.

Of course it's always easy when you work with people that worked together, or you work with people that you worked with before, because you develop over years some sort of shorthand of communion that is always very valuable.

Good collaboration essentially boils down to personalities who work well together and are able to integrate each other's notes and ideas without killing each other.

I think it's important to remember that you go into something like marriage knowing that you don't know very much about it at all. But I do look at the marriage of my mother and stepdad, and what makes it work for them is that it's a team effort.

Honestly, being in a band with two guys has prepared me so much for when it's time for me to get married!

Kevin and Annette... I wanted them to do it together. They clearly wanted to work with each other.

The rider and the team need to understand one another and work in the same direction. Then the rider's happy, and only then will the rider be able to give 100%.