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
The most successful Michael Ovitz quotes that will transform you to a better person
I learned my first lesson at the Walt Disney Company about not being able to trust my associates.
Hollywood is a small, familial place.
Everyone does business with everybody else. The same complications occur in investment banking.
It's not about money. The money will flow. It's about power and influence.
I'm not good at being static. I have to be climbing a mountain.
The Internet is the greatest thing that ever happened to the entertainment industry.
The unknown is always interesting.
Football is the No. 1 sport in America.
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.