Quotes by Ensemble I'm only involved really right now with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the Brass Fantasy. Lester Bowie ensemblechicagoart When I was really young, I was reluctant to be perceived as bossy, and I thought that working with an ensemble was about generating a consensus all the time. Later on, I realized that it's actually generous to know what you want and to tell people what you want - actors, crew, everyone. Liza Johnson ensembleactorspeople I don't like the term 'ensemble.' It's bland to me. Lorenzo di Bonaventura blandensembleterm 'Friends' was a true ensemble. There really was no star of the show. Matt LeBlanc ensemblestarsshows I always have the same thing - which is the fear of not getting a laugh - that I've had from the time I was a kid; obsessing over, 'This joke doesn't quite work, we've got to get this right.' I was always like that, whether I was a member of a six-person ensemble or whether I'm the center of a show. Matthew Perry ensemblelaughingkids I got so lucky on my 'Red Widow' cast. It was just the universe looking out for me that I got those actors. It's a big ensemble cast, a very international cast. I don't know how that happened. Melissa Rosenberg ensemblewidowslucky The oldest form of theater is the dinner table. Michael J. Fox ensembledinnertables My job apart from anything else is to build an ensemble composed of actors who all come from a secure place so that they can all work together to make the film. Mike Leigh ensembleworking-togetherjobs One thing I love about making an ensemble film is that you can have ten people come away from it with ten different messages. Morris Chestnut ensembledifferentpeople 'Desperate Housewives' is an ensemble cast, where I played a tertiary character. I made a lot of great friends, but that show didn't keep me very busy. Nathan Fillion great-friendensemblecharacter Always make sure your jewelry isn't taking over you or your ensemble and keep everything in proportion to your frame Nina Garcia ensemblejewelryover-you It's refreshing to see a woman who can artfully weave her individuality into an otherwise safe ensemble. Nina Garcia ensembleindividualitysafe When you're on an ensemble show and you're messing around with everybody every day and you're not in every scene, and then all of a sudden you're in every scene, it's rough. Paget Brewster ensembleroughscene I just have always felt that I think we know that it's an ensemble show, and it's very hard to pick a show to submit when you're nominated, because usually everyone has a very strong part in every episode. Patricia Heaton ensemblestrongthinking I've always been very interested in ensemble work. One reason why I don't go out and do a stand-up act is that I did it once and I found it unsatisfying. I don't really like being out there by myself. I like reacting with other people. Paul Reubens ensemblereason-whypeople When I listen to a record, or when I'm making a record, I listen to everything. I listen to the drums, the bass, the voice, the arrangement. I listen to the whole piece as an ensemble. Paul Weller ensemblepiecesvoice The students were missing out a lot in their ensemble playing because they weren't listening to each other or the environment. Pauline Oliveros ensemblemissinglistening [Students] they did the sonic meditations, I would observe them in their ensembles, and the ensembles improved incredibly. So I knew I had something to do and something to say. Pauline Oliveros ensemblemeditationstudents I love being part of an ensemble. Rashida Jones ensemble You are not alone in the world. You are part of an ensemble. Rich Mullins ensemblenot-aloneworld«1234»
