Michael Ovitz Quotes & Sayings

“I'm not good at being static. I have to be climbing a mountain.”

“The human condition is not perfect. We are not perfect specimens, any of us. We're not robots.”

“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.”

“Hollywood is a small, familial place. Everyone does business with everybody else. The same complications occur in investment banking.”

“I learned my first lesson at the Walt Disney Company about not being able to trust my associates.”

“Football is the No. 1 sport in America.”

“I believe sometimes I make some mistakes. And I don't think they are life-threatening mistakes.”

“I'm interested in what's new. I'm interested in change. I'm interested in a different game in life.”

“I'm not one to speak about myself. I like to speak about the people around me.”

“The Internet is the greatest thing that ever happened to the entertainment industry.”