- Nov 07, 2020
Business Quotes
On risk, reinvention and the realities of business.
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- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try not to repeat myself too often, but it's a gamble. 'Fred Claus' had three Oscar winners in it. No business - it was a bad movie.
- Happen
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try to be optimistic, but in this business it's so hard. The craziest stuff can happen.
- Bad
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was on a show called '12 Miles of Bad Road' with Lily Tomlin - it was an incredible HBO show. We shot 6 episodes, previewed it before the finale of 'The Sopranos;' it was written up as a 'Great New Show on HBO,' and then the whole thing was canned. Gone. Disappeared. That's when I realized anything can happen in this business.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Lots of people, from what I can see, just want to get into the music business for the glamour of it. But there isn't any, really. It's so up and down this industry, but if you really love it, nothing can stop you.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did 'The Karate Kid,' then I just went back to college. I didn't know how much money it made and I didn't have a publicist. I didn't have any sense of the business part of it.
- Dog
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- Nov 07, 2020
The movie I'm really excited about that I had really fun doing is 'Feed the Dog.' It's with Nat Wolff and Selena Gomez. It's really fun. It's raunchy, like 'Superbad' meets 'Risky Business,' kind of. I got to be a really fun character, an out-there Mrs. Robinson-type character. I get to seduce Nat.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
What is important to me is that people know I respect the business of making movies.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've learned that life is very tricky business: Each person needs to find what they want to do in life and not be dissuaded when people question them.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never been one who enjoys maintaining the status quo. I'm always pushing for new ideas, whether it's in business or philanthropy.
- Learn
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- Nov 07, 2020
You always learn lessons in business.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
My family and I have been blessed with good fortune in the world of business. We've created quite a net worth. My children, two boys, have more money than they will ever need, and they aren't empire builders.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Civilizations are not remembered by their business people, their bankers or lawyers. They're remembered by the arts.
- Boards
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any business background or appetite for imposing appropriate discipline.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020