How do I connect with my manager?

He's always rushing around and mostly says one-word sentences. There's this one employee there who's also his friend, and he's the only person he actually stands around and talks with. It's the only time I don't see him fast-walking and talking business.

I've mostly just been giving him space because I don't want to irritate him. But I want to find a way to get him to like me as an employee or at least communicate that he likes me as an employee.