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It's not about money. The money will flow. It's about power and influence.
Michael Ovitz
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The unknown is always interesting.
Michael Ovitz
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I'm not good at being static. I have to be climbing a mountain.
Michael Ovitz
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When I get on a plane, I don't want a laid-back pilot. I want a pilot who is a control freak, who is paying attention to every single detail of his job.
Michael Ovitz
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The Internet is the greatest thing that ever happened to the entertainment industry.
Michael Ovitz
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Hollywood is a small, familial place. Everyone does business with everybody else. The same complications occur in investment banking.
Michael Ovitz
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A lot of drive is innate, self-perpetuated, reinforced energy. As a kid, I could always sell anything I could get my hands on - from newspapers to lemonade to TV Guide. I knew how to make a presentation.
Michael Ovitz
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I learned my first lesson at the Walt Disney Company about not being able to trust my associates.
Michael Ovitz
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Football is the No. 1 sport in America.
Michael Ovitz