David Geffen Quotes

103 David Geffen Quotes (Dreamworks SKG Quotes)

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I’ve always thought that each person invented himself…
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We are each a figment of our own imagination.
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Some people have a greater ability to imagine than others.
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Happy is harder than money. Anyone who thinks money will make them happy, doesn’t have money.
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People who are fools don’t get successful, and they don’t get to be successful if they are worried about their popularity.
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I see my role as a baby doctor helping people deliver their babies. I felt the same way in the music industry.
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When we first started DreamWorks, I said to Jeffrey, ‘We ought to call this new company the Spielberg Brothers. Anything Steven thinks is important, we want to invest in.
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It was just inconceivable to me I couldn’t win it all.
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I don’t think people get to be successful without ambition.
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I don’t think people get to be successful unless they have very strong egos.
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I never thought that I would have a career in showbusiness…
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I must have had a dozen jobs and I got fired from all of them.
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[On his early day in the music business] I stepped on a lot of toes… at that time.
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Should I give up my career at this point in my life… and put all my marbles in Laura’s [Nyro] basket?
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If you need a blood donor and the only person who can give you a transfusion is Hitler, you take the blood.
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The bullsh*t is more interesting than the truth.
David Geffen

I forgive you for all the times you’ve f*cked me in the past and for all the times you’re going to f*ck me in the future.
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There are so few great talents, it’s always a discovery when you find the one.
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It isn’t about how tall you are or how good-looking you are or whether or not you can play football. It’s about whether you can create a relationship.
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If you said you had homosexual tendencies they sent you to a psychiatrist.
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We were all young and we were all inventing our careers… With each person I had a unique relationship.
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My greatest fear is getting bored.
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We’re not motivated to make more money. We all have too much already. We want to do good work.
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I comfortable with everything – say whatever you want.
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You can’t interview my brother!… We can call this thing off – right now!
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[On Joni Mitchell] If I didn’t talk to her for the rest of my life, I wouldn’t miss her for a minute.
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[As a child] I want to earn a thousand dollars a week, have an apartment on Ocean Parkway, and drive a Cadillac convertible.
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You know, I’m homosexual.
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[To a psychedelic rock sextet call Strawberry Alarm Clock] We’re going to get you six Ed Sullivan shows and we’re going to get you on Janis Joplin’s next tour. [After the meeting on being told by Schiffman ‘David, what are you doing? Six Ed Sullivan shows? Are you kidding? Janis Joplin wouldn’t piss on these people! We are not going to give them any Janis Joplin dates’] If they have another hit, we’ll get them one Ed Sullivan show, and we’ll get them a couple of dates on somebody else’s tour. I don’t care. And if they don’t have another hit, well, f*ck ‘em.
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[To Jimmy Webb] You’re really interested in a career? Wow, I just thought you were some guy who hung out in Las Vegas with Connie Stevens.
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I just asked her to support me in this one thing. It’s not a big lie. She should have understood that I was just trying to sell the song to America’s premier songstress.
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It’s terribly unfair that we should have to suffer like this.
David Geffen

Asking me to come work here is the dumbest idea you ever had. It has been a waste of a year.
David Geffen

[On Roberts saying ‘I don’t know if I want to give up my whole management company and take it apart.’] Don’t be stupid. I’ll make you more money than you’ve made alone.
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I’m going to go down and take care of the bill. I’m not going to embarrass you, just let me do it. I had such a great time, I just want it to be my treat. [On returning after several minutes red faced] They won’t take my check, I don’t know what we’re going to do. [Robertson said ‘David, what we’ve spent here, we’re going to have to do a lot of dishes.’] I’m going to call Prince Rupert [Loewenstein] and ask him to call the hotel and tell them I’m good for it. Or maybe he can pay the bill and then I’ll pay him back or something. [Prince Rupert vouched for his credit and the hotel agreed to accept Geffen’s check.]
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[To Robertson] I think you should move to California. Malibu is paradise. You can always change your mind. Why don’t you just let me put this together? I’ll get you a house in the Malibu Colony.
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You can’t do this! We have an arrangement! We have a contract!
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Forever in everything.
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I’ll take one in every color.
David Geffen

I’m not looking to be a personal manager.
David Geffen



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