Talent manager Quotes

Character is who you are when no one is looking.

Karma is God's girlfriend.

You should never do something kind in hopes of recognition.

Do it because its right. Do it because it makes you feel good.

I live life and try and smile as much as possible.

Family and friends are everything." - "That was my first real lesson. At the end of the day, you could be a hell of a marketer, but you're only as good as what you're marketing.

You don't ask, you don't get.

I'm a people person, very approachable.

I go out every night, tons of functions. I love all facets of this industry... Music, film, TV, books, art. I love being around creative people.

When I write my book, Ill tell the real story of Cheryl

There is more talent per square metre in Ireland than there is anywhere else.

We just don't harness or help them ... the radio stations prefer to support the likes of Rihanna and Beyonce.

I'm a huge fan of Geffen records. Everything about them - their artists, their videos, their marketing.

It's all about the money.

Bob Dylan is the Jew of all time.

I find nothing wrong with striving for the impossible. But I find alot wrong with giving up

I've got one outlet now - music - and it's great to be able to sign someone that excites me. I'd like to also be able to do that with the scripts I get or books or TV shows... I'm not going to limit myself.

I'm never going to let nobody take those kids.

They Michael's kids. They have no right to try to take those kids. It's going to be a big mess over that.

If you want to inspire the world, first inspire yourself.

The new independent spirit at Warner Music is a perfect fit for a stand-alone label like Maverick.

Didn't Lionel Richie just make a country album? No one is giving him a hard time... and God bless him - I love Lionel and should be able to do what he wants to do, like Madonna should, too. Both are having success and I applaud them. If you don't like it, don't buy it. The ageism criticism is getting old.

I've been collecting photos for a long time, I mean since I started making money. But what you have had to go through to find a good photo is like a needle in the haystack sometimes. You'll drive from one gallery to the next gallery to the next gallery. It's not an easy process. It's a very ancient model that just hasn't caught up with the times.

I am an Israeli-born American citizen.

I welcome viagogo's fresh approach to the entertainment industry and I look forward to helping them build more innovative partnerships in the future.

One of the things that I've learned working with Madonna is you just move forward. It's really rare that she ever brings up the past.

Dance music is Madonna's base. It's what she likes, it's what she listens to. It's not anything other than that. She doesn't read what's on the charts. And if it's on time, great. This is who she is.

I wanted to be involved in music and I felt I needed to get in quick.

I didn't want to spend four years in college and then hope for the best. I gave myself a year, which is why I kept pushing people for a chance. I literally felt my whole life was in the balance. Music was my life, and I was scared of having time pass by and missing my chance.

The labels are in a jam. For a company to do well in music now, it's got to be in all aspects of the business. And Live Nation is the risk-taker. It's leading the charge.

The girls look like they are a band already - the boys don't

If you’re not going to do it to the best of your ability, then don’t do it at all.

Thank you Madonna and fans for an experience of a lifetime!

What is the difference between God and Bono? God doesn't wander down Grafton Street thinking he's Bono.

I think anybody who's been a part of a kid's life, you hope that when they go out into the world, that they surround themselves with the right people and don't find themselves in trouble.

Just because you know doesn't mean they know.

I don't look at money as success. I look at it as an avenue to freedom.

The three most important things a manager does: One is get the money.

Two is always remember to get the money. Three is never forget to always remember to get the money.

I've always warned my clients about fame being very dangerous, and unfortunately, they need to be famous to make a living, but not to be flippant with it, that it could kill them, and to always keep their eye on it. There was no reason for me to do it. I don't make my money off fame, not my fame.

I think a problem for most people in a fiduciary capacity is to eliminate self and greed and all those things so that they can actually be in a fiduciary capacity where the artist comes first or the client, whoever the client happens to be.

I was lucky with my parents, for my mom and my dad particularly, much more than my mom, who was very compassionate and loving to everyone. And then, as I got into my career, I started and other people started to realize that I was good at it.

People sometimes complain that Berliners just sit around all day in cafes, smoking and talking about art. Is that supposed to be a bad thing?