- Nov 07, 2020
Business Quotes
On risk, reinvention and the realities of business.
These quotes cover business from a few honest angles: the risk small operations take on hiring, breaking into an industry you weren't trained for, and how far an entire business can shift over the years. For more, see our Businessman quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
You're in the game of life to fight. If you're in business, and you're not aggressively building, you shouldn't be in.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are at a crossroads in the music business: with the rise of the internet, the world we live in has changed, and the past is not coming back. But I see the glass as half-full: the internet and social networking are new avenues for the next Bob Dylan to be born on.
- Distribute
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everybody wants all of our businesses to have no restrictions in any country, but even in Canada, in order to distribute home entertainment, you need to follow the Canadian rules, and it's just about as hard to do business there as it is in China.
- Eyes
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think it's fair to pinpoint Asia in terms of piracy. It's a worldwide problem. With 'The Expendables 3,' piracy extended everywhere, and over 10 percent of it was in the United States. So I don't want to put my hands over my eyes. It's a shame there is no DVD business in a lot of Asia, certainly China and India.
- Handled
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- Nov 07, 2020
The William Morris Agency handled me. In that business, you're only as good as your last picture.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Entourage' is a great show, but it's fantasy. I spent my twenties in L.A. in this business, and my life didn't look anything like that. 'Big Bang' reflects a side of men that is rarely shown. We see their flaws - all of them.
- Every Chance
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I get asked for advice for a young person starting in the music business, I tell them, 'Play every chance you get, and be real lucky.'
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first thing about Houston is it's an organization run from a different perspective. In Cincy, the team lives off money it earns from football. Houston's owner has other business interests, and he controls the money.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a deal with CNN and had no intention of going back to the music business, but you know, it's Lynyrd Skynyrd.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had left the music business and became a conflict journalist. The conflict journalism started for me in the Gulf and the oil spill. When Skynyrd needed a new bass player, they knew me from the Black Crowes.
- Brand New
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- Nov 07, 2020