Quotes About Collaboration

When I heard about how big a star Puneeth Rajkumar is, I was anxious about working with him. It was only after we began shooting that I realized how chilled-out and down-to-earth he actually is. We worked hard on the set but also had fun doing so.

I worked with Michael Goode back in 2009. We had done a short film together where I was the actor and he was the director. We got on well and I always remember that being the one of the first acting jobs I did.

I think personally that every actress should do a little film. Even a short film. And all directors should act, to know how difficult it is also the other way around.

Catherine Keener really gets me. She and I have such a shorthand together.

I've worked with some of the great cinematographers. So I'm always watching what they do and I'm watching how the director composes his shots, just because I find it interesting as an actor; you're trying to help them out as well.

I've got to learn how to create shots for others.

I feel like I'm a guy who gets other guys shots.

If we want to win, we're not going to be able to go out on the court and say, 'My turn' or 'Your turn.' We're going to have to play together and sacrifice some shots, some ball touches, some minutes.

When you first come to a team, no one wants to come down and take three or four shots in a row. You want to pass the ball around and get the feel of each other.

I don't care about my shots or my points or my assists. It's about playing the right way, trying to get everybody involved.

In golf I have my support team, and though I hit the shots, I say 'we' a lot, because 'we' made it happen.

Where I'm from, we don't take shots over two guys. When someone is doubled, it's the next man's job to take the shot and make it.

Having grown up watching my father direct films and having worked with him and my brother, I know how films are made, how shots are taken.

One person doesn't have to shoulder all the responsibility for why a film does or doesn't do well.

Shout out to my boy Guwop. We came in the game, and we learned from the best.

Big shout out to Nas: if you want to scream my name out again and put my name in your rhyme, I think it's funny. Let's make some money from it. Just don't take it so serious, man.

Back In 1982, I started in show business with my brothers. We started a break dancing group.

The scene in the DMV now is very united. I don't know if it's for everybody but everybody is showing love, everybody is showing support. Everybody is just trying to make a name for themselves and they are willing to help other people. Everybody is willing to network and do things with people outside of who they know.

I don't want to be a lead player. I don't want to shred and play fast licks. I just want to be the best rhythm section ever.

I'm not trying to win individual awards.

I did 'Ponthan Mada' with Laboni Sarkar, which had won many awards.

I was never focused on winning individual awards. I just tried to help the team out and do all that I could do.

When you are working with someone who is so aware of what they do, you become better, too.

Amitabh Bachchan is such a senior actor, a big star, everyone is in awe of him, but he is such a great guy to work with.