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Michael Ovitz

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1591 total appearances

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

I don't know, six, seven years old up to Sundance with me and Barry.

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

And we went and sat with Bob in the Sundance Lodge.

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

And they really hit it off.

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

And we packaged the natural that day right there.

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

Then we put Kim Basinger and Bill Brimley and Glenn Close, three other clients in.

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

And then we got it financed.

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

And the rest is history.

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

It was a huge hit.

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

Well, I mean, over the years, as a...

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

person who's in the business of giving advice, which even though I'm not an agent anymore, I still find myself doing that constantly on a daily basis for people that are friends or former clients or people I'm in business with.

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

Looking for another point of view, I get that call.

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

And in the course of those discussions,

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

More likely than not, people are – their first complaint is usually about an associate, then about a deal gone wrong, and then about not liking their job.

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

And I'm a huge believer that you have to do what you love doing.

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

I mean, right now I'm doing something I can't wait to get up every morning.

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

So if you can't feel that way, you shouldn't do the job or you should look for another job or you should ask yourself why you're not happy in the job if you were at one time.

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

So there's a whole pilot's checklist to look at if that's the case.

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

And it's important because if you're fighting going to work during the day, you're not going to perform to your capacity or potential.

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

And you're not going to be exceptional.

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Michael Ovitz: The Business of Relationships

Well, you're not going to stand out.