Michael ovitz

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.

I must say that in my early years, I was incredibly aggressive. I was working as hard as I could to build a business, to try to dominate a business. And I probably irritated a lot of people.

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

I have never run a public company. I spent my entire life working for a private company.

The unknown is always interesting.

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

My whole life has been about risk and reward.

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