Lucy Walker Quotes

I'm always working with amazing people. They're just kind of put in my path.

For me, the most satisfying time to work with people, and time when it really works, is when you work with directors that are into the truth of any sort of situation.

I want to be around people that are just as enthusiastic about the process and storytelling as I am.

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

Collaboration is about listening to someone else and adding your own feelings about that thought.

When you work with a DeNiro or Hoffman, they love what they do so much that there's never any competitive vibe. It's more about how do we do this thing together.

I just can't say enough about the actors having faith and trust in the writers and the writers having faith and trust in the actors.

Practice Golden-Rule 1 of Management in everything you do. Manage others the way you would like to be managed.

And on top of that, when we work together we have a wonderful working relationship we push each other we challenge each other we laugh 80% of the time that we are together we're very fortunate.

I think one of the coolest things about the job is the level of trust we have for each other. The actors fully trust that the writers will write amazing episodes, and the writers trust that the actors will follow their instincts with the characters.

I've always just tried to treat people with respect, build relationships with players and coaches... build a trust.

I always say that I'm not the director, I'm part of the team.

I'm not really a control person, and I'm a big believer in collaboration. I like to have a friend.

The one great thing about a continuing collaboration is that they know you. And if you're really lucky, they really believe in you and think that your talent has some unending bounds to it.

My thing is you're only as good as the people you work with. I've been blessed to work with the Wayanses and Eddie Murphy and Adam Sandler and Chris Rock, and it makes you better.

If you hire only those people you understand, the company will never get people better than you are. Always remember that you often find outstanding people among those you don't particularly like.

I'm a collaborator. I know I don't know everything. I don't want to know everything.

The beauty of having your ego checked as many times as my ego was checked in Newark made me recognize how much I needed other people who were very different than me in order to get big things done.

I'm not someone that wants to control everything. I like to work with people that bring their talents to the project. So I like it when the makeup artist has a chance to do their work, when the dresser does their work, when the director does their work. They all come with stories and ideas to think about.

I've enjoyed the process of understanding who I am through my work and who I am in relation to others: the intense collaboration that acting requires and thrives in.

I think in music and a lot of creative fields, people's egos get in the way of their ability of seeing the big picture.

I've had deals over the years where I just haven't had good chemistry with the person across the table from me, so I've said to one of my brothers, 'You know what, you will be more effective than I will.' And that takes a level of confidence.

You've got to let your talents shine and play and trust the guys you play with.

I am not one of these guys that looks to the locker room and points fingers. That has never been my MO.

You can have X's and O's, you can have talent, but if you don't have a vision, it won't work.