Michael McKean Quotes

Having two bathrooms ruined the capacity to co-operate.

Every year is filled with good times and fights and struggles and misunderstandings. All of it adds up to being in a band over a long time.

Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.

If two men on a job agree all the time, then one is useless. If they disagree all the time, then both are useless.

The hardest job is getting personalities to mesh.

If you don't have to have a partner, don't take one. If you do need one, look for a partner who can complement your weaknesses with their strengths. If you are at odds, you are never going to get anything done.

You know when you put two great players together, you're going to have to work through some things.

Every team boat will have its disagreements and arguments, but if it doesn't kill us or the boat, it will make us stronger.

You really have to try and find a way to communicate [in the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp], to respect each other's opinions and ideas, to be able to fight for something you feel is better than somebody else's idea.

Good teams have more fun. Bad teams have more characters.

Our fellow players are sometimes occupying the spaces I want to play in. And when I see that, it makes it difficult for me to come to those spaces as well. So that forces me to adjust my runs based on the position of my fellow players. And unfortunately, they're often playing in my zones. I think that's a shame.

Working together on solving something requires a high level of humility and a high level of self-awareness.

As a team, we're all inside a bubble. Each of us only has so much room to operate. You have to carve out your space and recognize that because of someone else's needs, you might have to compromise a bit.

It should be easier to play opposite my wife.

There were players I shared a dressing room with who didn't like each other. You don't have to talk to each other. You just need to win matches.

I have been fortunate to collaborate with people who have been open to discussion. If I tell them something, they have always explained to me why they want it the other way.

I like to exchange ideas because we all want to win. If a footballer doesn't agree, then you try and have a chat to work things out.

The point is that filmmaking is a collaborative effort; it isn't about imposing your vision on other people. It's about the talking, you know?

I think every relationship has its ups and downs. I think that's a part of whether you're married or whether you're in friendship or in business, right? They all have their ups and downs, and I think it's just a normal part of life.

What makes a three-man booth challenging is everybody's gotta give up a little something. Right? Because normally you'd have one guy being the analyst, and he's got the ability to go at his own pace and do everything and break down everything, but when you've got two people, somebody's gotta give up a little something.

When you work together in a creative way, you have to be less selfish about your ideas and learn to let both parties feel valued. Of course, that's also a really great quality to have in a relationship, too.

Talk to your enemies; sometimes ignorance comes from a lack of understanding.

If you are good friends with someone, you get to know them better and their strengths and weaknesses. You have that respect for each other, and you learn the way one another play.

I think when you work enough on your doing freelance stuff on other films, you start to feel what it feels like to work with people who are not totally on the same page as you.

The writing partnership is a good collaboration for the same reason the marriage works, which is two people who can stand alone choosing to stand together.