'Friends' was a true ensemble. There really was no star of the show.
I love big ensemble shows where there are a lot of things going on and you have to really pay attention because there's a lot of nuanced work and universal themes are being explored.
It's really nice to pass the ball when you're in an ensemble cast.
I'm only involved really right now with the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the Brass Fantasy.
If you have one article of clothing that's very expensive, you don't have to have the whole ensemble and look like a Christmas tree. To wear the clothes, to not let them wear you. And to really remember that clothes are beautiful. It's like are you gonna wear something that people say: "Oh that's a great blouse. " Or are you gonna wear something that people say: "Oh you look great today. . ".
It is not together, but the ensemble is perfect.
The most important part of filmmaking is the collaboration and the ensemble element of it. If you just all focus on the task and the work and try and make the best film that you can then people will come.
The students were missing out a lot in their ensemble playing because they weren't listening to each other or the environment.
I prefer live musicians whenever possible. And I tailor the ensemble to what is appropriate for the film and the score I'm writing.
It's one thing to be a perfectionist when you're alone, but when you're trying to make it work in an ensemble that's a whole different deal.
I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
It is the harmony of the diverse parts, their symmetry, their happy balance; in a word it is all that introduces order, all that gives unity, that permits us to see clearly and to comprehend at once both the ensemble and the details.
A lot of the things I've enjoyed the most and that I think have been the best are ensembles.
Debts and lies are generally mixed together. [Fr. , Debtes et mensonges sont ordinairement ensemble rallies. ]
Always make sure your jewelry isn't taking over you or your ensemble and keep everything in proportion to your frame
It's very hard to find a good comedy. I prefer doing comedy far over anything else because I think they're actually more profound. But finding a good one and a great ensemble is very difficult to do and I'm delighted that in these particular times there is so much interest in comedy and that comedy is having so much success.
When I was doing ensemble theater and comedy work, I felt I had some talents. But when I started doing my shows in Berkeley and found that I could be funny on my own, I was shocked.
I've said that "2012" was my favorite ensemble cast, because it was so evenly good.
If you've only got one horn playing, I still want the sense of ensemble.
[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.
