Ryan Murphy Quotes

I know what actors fear, what they like; I know how to get things out of them and I listen to them better, since I've been there.

I think that the actors that I work with feel safer with me. Because they know I understand what they go through and I don't see them as chess pieces.

Employees who can't trust their leader to be vulnerable are not going to be vulnerable and build trust with one another.

Respect is the most essential thing about captaincy. Respect between the captain and players is important. It is give and take.

[In relationships with a directors] I want to be able to give and take, and I can't name what it is: respect, energy, investment in the task, focus, humor, intelligence, but I always feel responsible for taking the money.

You should communicate with your other one. Understanding what they are on about is pretty key.

Never boss people around. It's more important to click with people than to click the shutter.

If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates', then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny.

Climbing has worked for me in a number of ways on Capitol Hill. I'm much more inclined to look at what people do, as opposed to what they say. Also, it's about working together - we're all on the rope together, and you don't get to cut the rope if you're not getting along with someone.

I'm an actress who likes a strong, communicative director.

The key to high-quality communication is trust, and it's hard to trust somebody that you don't know.

If the employees fundamentally trust the C.E.O., then communications will be vastly more efficient than if they don't. Telling things as they are is a critical part of building this trust.

Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.

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

I think trust is primarily built through relationships, and it's important because it's the foundational currency that a leader has with his team or his followers.

I like it when an actor is secure enough to ask questions, and the director is secure enough not to be threatened by that.

It's important to build trust if you're trying to deal with big things. Big issues require everybody to get outside their comfort zone, and people are more willing to do so if they believe that their partner is sincere in their efforts. And the only way you can do that is to engage them on a personal level.

I think acting is all about the other people. Sounds like a worthy thing to say, but it's true.

Acting is also working with people who invite you into their dreams and trust you with their innermost being.

We try to keep a good line of communication open with our children. It's not always about trying to just teach them every moment, but it's about listening to them and trying to understand them and gain that sense of communication so when they need to talk to someone, they know that we're there.

I fear other actors who are not prepared. And I fear directors who are afraid.

You've got to have confidence and trust in your cast. You have to have confidence and trust in your director, in your editor. It's such a team effort; I really think you have to pull yourself out of it and just trust. I think the number one thing you can do is just trust everyone around you.

A lot of film directors are quite scared of actors. They are a bit of a nightmare sometimes, but I like them. It looks like cunning, but you try to get extra things from them all the time, by stealth, by making them feel confident, so they trust you and you can push a bit.

We all need somebody to talk to. It would be good if we talked... not just pitter-patter, but real talk. We shouldn't be so afraid, because most people really like this contact; that you show you are vulnerable makes them free to be vulnerable.

The amount of trust and bandwidth that you build up working with someone for five, seven, 10 years? It's just awesome. I care about openness and connectedness in a global sense.