Barry Levinson Quotes

Voice work is the best - no need to dress up, no audience, no pressure, nobody's judging you.

I feel more at home knowing I'm not really at home. It takes all the pressure off you trying to fit in!

Chilling out on the bed in your hotel room watching television, while wearing your own pajamas, is sometimes the best part of a vacation.

We hit a stride where all self-consciousness disappeared.

I love when you get to work with people you know because there's so much more trust, and you're much more willing to be vulnerable in a scene with someone you trust.

Oh the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are.

Yeah, nothing feels better than knowing that I can put a guitar in my hands at any time and rip - even when I'm taking a crap!

The football field, I'd definitely say that's my safe place.

It's good to have people in your life around whom you can be yourself.

What you want to do is put people in a position where they feel connected enough to you that they're willing to collaborate with you; they're willing to show you the things that they were scared to tell you about before.

I want my family and myself to be comfortable wherever I am at the time, and just be able to relax and kind of let my hair down.

The gym is one of the few places where I can just be myself without any hindrances and inhibitions.

I love the idea that you develop a relationship over time that yields new projects and more creative freedom and trust.

What makes a home to me is the energy. I'm a big energy person, so somewhere that I can relax, feel free and not have to worry about anything.

Players need trust, they are human beings and only in comfortable surroundings will you bring better performances. We try always to create situations where the players feel comfortable.

For me, I do my best work when I feel completely relaxed and not being judged.

When I'm on the court, I feel at peace, really. It feels like my home. I'm always thinking of something creative to do, like trick shots or something like that. It's just something about the basketball court that touches me; it makes me feel like nothing is wrong on the court.

I'm down to work with anyone as long as it's an organic collaboration.

My bed is my weird little haven. It's like a deflated tent.

All I really want to do is play, that's all that matters. I don't think I've ever tried to cultivate an image. Everything has been on instinct. The flannel shirt and jeans, for example... those are the clothes I wear. If I wore anything else on stage, I wouldn't feel comfortable.

I quite like to, y'know, chill and catch a vibe where you can actually talk, as opposed to standing on the floor in the club.

Only the British could experience great pain at the thought of a traffic jam - a place where you can sit alone with your radio on without being expected to do any work. Aren't traffic jams unbearable? By the time you get home, you need to sit alone in a comfy chair with your favourite music on just to calm down.

It's important that the actor doesn't feel like they're working in a vacuum. If the actor is told, 'Oh, it's a secret; just play it this way or that way,' it's a bit patronising. I think you have to bring the actor into your thinking and explain things.

I'm just comfortable all over the floor.

When I'm in sneakers, it changes my body carriage. I feel more in my own skin.