--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I had full access to the material, and…" description: "\"I had full access to the material, and had a great relationship with Sean Bailey, the president of Disney productions. He really guided me through the ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6c/roger-ross-williams-5118_access_i-had-full-access-to-the-material-and-ha_1200830.jpg" --- # I had full access to the material, and had a great… ![“I had full access to the material, and had a great relationship with Sean Bailey, the president of Disney productions. He really guided me through the licensing process of the footage. I made presentations to the various departments at the studio, and they were moved by Owen's [Suskind] story.” quote by Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6c/roger-ross-williams-5118_access_i-had-full-access-to-the-material-and-ha_1200830.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6c/roger-ross-williams-5118_access_i-had-full-access-to-the-material-and-ha_1200830.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6c/roger-ross-williams-5118_access_i-had-full-access-to-the-material-and-ha_1200830.jpg) > “I had full access to the material, and had a great relationship with Sean Bailey, the president of Disney productions. He really guided me through the licensing process of the footage. I made presentations to the various departments at the studio, and they were moved by Owen's \[Suskind\] story.” [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. He describes how strong relationships and guidance helped navigate licensing and present a compelling story to Disney. **In simple terms:** Good connections and mentorship aid creative projects. Key Takeaway Leverage mentorship and clear communication. Themes collaboration licensing storytelling networking presentation Mood professional optimistic pragmatic Type practical inspirational When to use this quote - film production - licensing negotiations - studio pitches - story development Key Concepts mentor guidance industry process creative advocacy Questions to Reflect On - What steps can you take to build diverse support networks? - How do you balance creative vision with corporate constraints? A Different Perspective Relying on a single mentor can limit broader perspectives. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Access](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/access/) [Department](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/department/) [Disney Productions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disney-productions-3600178/) [Footage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/footage/) [Footage Presentations](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/footage-presentations-3600180/) [Great relationship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-relationship/) [Licensing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/licensing/) [Made](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/made/) [Materials](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/materials/) [Moved](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moved/) [Presentation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/presentation/) [President](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/president/) [Process](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/process/) [Productions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/productions/) [Productions Really](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/productions-really-3600179/) [Sean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sean/) [Stories](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stories/) [Studios](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/studios/) [Various](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/various/) ## Related quotes > [TTS was the unit that I was directly involved with the productions, and I'm still really, really proud of what we had put together,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tiffany-hwang/tts-was-the-unit-that-i-was-directly-involved-with-the-productions/) [Tiffany Hwang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tiffany-hwang/) > [Can you understand why the Congress, most states and most cities refuse to pass legislation requiring the registration and licensing of any and all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-forbes/can-you-understand-why-the-congress-most-states-and-most-cities/) [Malcolm Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-forbes/) > [A minimum required standard to obtain a massage license is quite a different matter from a voluntary certification evidencing higher-level skills. Licensing standards should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-benson/a-minimum-required-standard-to-obtain-a-massage-license-is-quite-a/) [Bob Benson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-benson/) > [...Only physicians are likely to be regarded as competent to judge the qualifications of potential physicians, so licensing boards in the various states...are typically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milton-friedman/only-physicians-are-likely-to-be-regarded-as-competent-to-judge-the/) [Milton Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milton-friedman/) > [I would like to inform the public that I have entered into a licensing agreement with Agi Music for manufacturing and distributing my songs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ilaiyaraaja/i-would-like-to-inform-the-public-that-i-have-entered-into-a/) [Ilaiyaraaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ilaiyaraaja/) > [I am for decriminalization. The significant aspect of that is that we don't force prostitutes to have to get a license to work. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chester-brown/i-am-for-decriminalization-the-significant-aspect-of-that-is-that-we/) [Chester Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chester-brown/) > [Licensing can be great. You get money for work that's already done. It's not a horrible thing to me, there's just some things I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hutch-harris/licensing-can-be-great-you-get-money-for-work-that-s-already-done-it/) [Hutch Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hutch-harris/) > [Licensing is how indie rock people make a living these days, so whatever about that. But I want good films and good placement for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-vernon/licensing-is-how-indie-rock-people-make-a-living-these-days-so/) [Justin Vernon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-vernon/) > [I have multiple lines and am licensing multiple projects, but I am still hands-on. It feels special. I don't take it for granted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-posen/i-have-multiple-lines-and-am-licensing-multiple-projects-but-i-am/) [Zac Posen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-posen/) > [Everyone interested in licensing our field might note that the reason licensing has been invented is to protect the public, not designers or clients.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milton-glaser/everyone-interested-in-licensing-our-field-might-note-that-the-reason/) [Milton Glaser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milton-glaser/) > [“state licensing requirements to”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-nash/state-licensing-requirements-to/) [Carolyn Nash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-nash/) > [“En ting er fagkyndig analyse, en annen ting kvaksalveranalyse og onaniterapi.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harald-schjelderup/en-ting-er-fagkyndig-analyse-en-annen-ting-kvaksalveranalyse-og/) [Harald Schjelderup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harald-schjelderup/) > [Music licensing is a strange business to navigate, and all kinds of little things can drive a price up or down. It's completely fluid,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liza-richardson/music-licensing-is-a-strange-business-to-navigate-and-all-kinds-of/) [Liza Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liza-richardson/) > [Traditional companies have been subject to licensing for many years. Attention utilities should be required to obey limits on data extraction and message amplification…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tristan-harris/traditional-companies-have-been-subject-to-licensing-for-many-years/) [Tristan Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tristan-harris/) > [The cult of the omnipotent state has millions of followers in the united States. Americans of today view their government in the same way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacob-g-hornberger/the-cult-of-the-omnipotent-state-has-millions-of-followers-in-the/) [Jacob G. Hornberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacob-g-hornberger/) ## More by Roger Ross Williams > [I can't believe that I'm sitting in meetings with Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Annette Bening. I want to take on that responsibility to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/i-can-t-believe-that-i-m-sitting-in-meetings-with-steven-spielberg/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) > [I think what was special about 'Music by Prudence' was the classic story of the title subject's life path - from being an outcast…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/i-think-what-was-special-about-music-by-prudence-was-the-classic/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) > [I didn't have a lot of exposure to films as a kid, and I never went to the cinema. I had a single mom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/i-didn-t-have-a-lot-of-exposure-to-films-as-a-kid-and-i-never-went-to/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) > [While shooting in Uganda in 2011, the conservative evangelical pastors I was filming - the most ardent supporters of the country's now infamous Anti-Homosexuality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/while-shooting-in-uganda-in-2011-the-conservative-evangelical-pastors/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) > [I grew up in a Southern Baptist-style church with a choir, a band, and music, but I've been asking myself my whole life, 'Why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/i-grew-up-in-a-southern-baptist-style-church-with-a-choir-a-band-and/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) > [My mother worked as a maid, cleaning the fraternity dorm of the local college.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/my-mother-worked-as-a-maid-cleaning-the-fraternity-dorm-of-the-local/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) > [As Mike Bickle said to me, there is a spiritual battle going on in the world, and he believes that in America marriage between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/as-mike-bickle-said-to-me-there-is-a-spiritual-battle-going-on-in-the/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) > [I agree that Scott Lively is marginal, and that is exactly why evangelicals must not let him speak for them. But in Uganda, Scott…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/i-agree-that-scott-lively-is-marginal-and-that-is-exactly-why/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) > [Racism is a global problem and it is as damaging to Whites as it is to non-Whites. Everyone must fight against it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/racism-is-a-global-problem-and-it-is-as-damaging-to-whites-as-it-is/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) > [ I both didn't know Owen \[Suskind\] beforehand and didn't have any connection to the autistic community. But Owen wasn't really a problem, because he… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/i-both-didn-t-know-owen-suskind-beforehand-and-didn-t-have-any/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) > [I grew up in the church, and I went into the production of 'God Loves Uganda' intending to raise awareness of the abuse of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/i-grew-up-in-the-church-and-i-went-into-the-production-of-god-loves/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) > [I began filming 'God Loves Uganda' by first meeting some of the Ugandan and American missionaries who have helped create Uganda's evangelical movement. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/i-began-filming-god-loves-uganda-by-first-meeting-some-of-the-ugandan/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) > [Even after I won the Oscar, my phone did not ring. No one called me to fund films or offer projects.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/even-after-i-won-the-oscar-my-phone-did-not-ring-no-one-called-me-to/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) > [Racism was never acceptable to the people who suffer from it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/racism-was-never-acceptable-to-the-people-who-suffer-from-it/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) > [While growing up, I lived in my own fantasy world. I had kind of a rough childhood, so I created my own reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/while-growing-up-i-lived-in-my-own-fantasy-world-i-had-kind-of-a/) [Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) [Explore all 103 Roger Ross Williams quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/) ## More Access quotes > [Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them the tools at their disposable that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-rubio/conservatism-is-not-about-leaving-people-behind-conservatism-is-about/) [Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-rubio/) > [You can disseminate your art, and it's all such easy access now. The upside to it is that more people are creating than ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-clarke/you-can-disseminate-your-art-and-it-s-all-such-easy-access-now-the/) [Stanley Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-clarke/) > [It's the same with this idea of a literate public, and also of a democracy in which people have access to and really read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-hass/it-s-the-same-with-this-idea-of-a-literate-public-and-also-of-a/) [Robert Hass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-hass/) > [My hope is that if people have the knowledge, and if they actually see where their food comes from and have access to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-pollan/my-hope-is-that-if-people-have-the-knowledge-and-if-they-actually-see/) [Michael Pollan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-pollan/) > [I don't think it's always a sign of respect for persons (inside or outside of fiction) to pretend to be able to represent, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-lerner/i-don-t-think-it-s-always-a-sign-of-respect-for-persons-inside-or/) [Ben Lerner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-lerner/) > [Leslie Stein's comics give readers privileged access to a complete and wholly original world of gently skewed wonders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-woodring/leslie-stein-s-comics-give-readers-privileged-access-to-a-complete/) [Jim Woodring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-woodring/) > [The best way to fight poverty is to empower people through access to quality education](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-legend/the-best-way-to-fight-poverty-is-to-empower-people-through-access-to/) [John Legend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-legend/) > [Because the Internet's there, I have access to a lot of the legends, like Fela Kuti. I used to watch a lot of Fela…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/king-krule/because-the-internet-s-there-i-have-access-to-a-lot-of-the-legends/) [King Krule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/king-krule/) > [There needs to be some regime that is overseeing access to broadband to make sure we have openess; otherwise, there is a risk it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vint-cerf/there-needs-to-be-some-regime-that-is-overseeing-access-to-broadband/) [Vint Cerf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vint-cerf/) > [While it's wonderful that investors have access to all the data now available to them, it has become a full-time job to sift through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-bartiromo/while-it-s-wonderful-that-investors-have-access-to-all-the-data-now/) [Maria Bartiromo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-bartiromo/) > [It is truly vital for the United States to assure that it is not attacked with weapons of mass destruction; to prevent wars in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/it-is-truly-vital-for-the-united-states-to-assure-that-it-is-not/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) > [Now that I'm more middle class, I have access to consumer goods. I do enjoy feminine frippery, feminine doo-da, stuff like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-geok-lin-lim/now-that-i-m-more-middle-class-i-have-access-to-consumer-goods-i-do/) [Shirley Geok-lin Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-geok-lin-lim/) > [Schools have never been about getting access to information. That's the job of libraries. Schools and universities have nobler missions as gentle gatekeepers. Their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-nikiforuk/schools-have-never-been-about-getting-access-to-information-that-s/) [Andrew Nikiforuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-nikiforuk/) > [To pray is to open the door unto Jesus and admit Him into your distress. Your helplessness is the very thing which opens wide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-hallesby/to-pray-is-to-open-the-door-unto-jesus-and-admit-him-into-your/) [Ole Hallesby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-hallesby/) > [Broadband Internet access shouldn't depend on who you are or where you're from.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ajit-pai/broadband-internet-access-shouldn-t-depend-on-who-you-are-or-where/) [Ajit Pai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ajit-pai/) [Browse all 2,178 Access quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/access/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I had full access to the material, and had a great relationship with Sean Bailey, the president of Disney productions. He really guided me through the licensing process of the footage. I made presentations to the various departments at the studio, and they were moved by Owen's [Suskind] story.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Roger Ross Williams" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/i-had-full-access-to-the-material-and-had-a-great-relationship-with/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Access" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/i-had-full-access-to-the-material-and-had-a-great-relationship-with/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6c/roger-ross-williams-5118_access_i-had-full-access-to-the-material-and-ha_1200830.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6c/roger-ross-williams-5118_access_i-had-full-access-to-the-material-and-ha_1200830.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6c/roger-ross-williams-5118_access_i-had-full-access-to-the-material-and-ha_1200830.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I had full access to the material, and had a great relationship with Sean Bailey, the president of Disney…” — Roger Ross Williams", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Roger Ross Williams", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-ross-williams/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "I had full access to the...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/i-had-full-access-to-the-material-and-had-a-great-relationship-with/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-ross-williams/i-had-full-access-to-the-material-and-had-a-great-relationship-with/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```