Tom Paulin Quotes

You get ideas from other people all the time.

I personally believe that a critical part to innovation is that exchange of ideas so when you say, 'Here's my idea,' someone else at the next table, who is in a different party, will go, 'Oh, these guys are trying that,' so that comes.

I bring ideas to set, and I'm more than willing for those to be affected and be malleable based on what the other person gives me. I don't know what another actor is going to give me, on the day, and I don't want to be so hard and fast in my technique that I'm not open to what's coming.

Good ideas are free - or at least they should be.

Bring ideas in and entertain them royally, for one of them may be the king.

My good ideas are shy. But if they see that I treat the stupid ideas with respect, they come forward.

I'm one of those actors who is going to come in with 2,500 ideas. You can shoot down 2,499, but one of them you're going to like.

I'm not a sponge exactly, but I find that something I look at is a great opportunity for ideas.

We wanted to be as expansive as possible to make sure we didn't preclude some good ideas.

I quite like the element of surprise, and as much as I have my ideas, I always appreciate ideas that come from other people as well, and I love the mystery of not knowing.

Ideas are like pizza dough, made to be tossed around.

When I write on 'SNL,' I've found I'm most productive while collaborating and joking with friends and not being firmly attached to any one idea.

The most original minds borrowed from one another.

I have a lot of ideas come to me when I'm working that are different from the plan, and sometimes that can be a little overwhelming and difficult for directors.

Everyone has something to learn from one another. When different disciplines meet, it creates this amazing unpredictability.

The human imagination can connect to practically anything.

Having really good ideas comes from being able to listen to everybody else and see what their ideas are, because they're coming from a completely different place. That's always been important. It's part of being in a band.

I'm a great collaborator. I really am. I will steal anyone's idea if it is a good one.

If I'm with people who are really positive and go with the flow, that's when the best ideas come out for me.

What's wonderful about Google is that as long as you bring ideas to the table, it doesn't matter what else is going on.

As much as you know it, and you know the method, you can pretty much do what you want. No idea is going to be shot down. You just put it in the garbage later. You have to say the lines in many different ways. So they have a lot of material to work.

Listen to Everyone. Ideas come from everywhere

Creation occurs when ideas and individuals collide and collude.

Be open to other people's ideas. Don't get arrogant about your ideas. Shoot a lot of options so you're not stuck with just one version of something.

Senior men have no monopoly on great ideas. Nor do creative people. Some of the best ideas come from account executives, researchers and others. Encourage this, you need all the ideas you can get.