Michael Ovitz

Well, I'll take the third one first because I told this story to someone yesterday. Years ago when I was – Bob De Niro was a close friend and a great client and he and Marty are best friends and we did like five movies together. Yeah.

Well, I'll take the third one first because I told this story to someone yesterday. Years ago when I was – Bob De Niro was a close friend and a great client and he and Marty are best friends and we did like five movies together. Yeah.

Occasionally, competitive agents, even though we really didn't have any competition, would somehow kind of eke their way into our clients' good graces of a meal or a meeting. It was highly unusual. So some agent, who I don't want to mention his name because he's still functioning, gets Bob De Niro in a room here. And two things happened in the same week.

Occasionally, competitive agents, even though we really didn't have any competition, would somehow kind of eke their way into our clients' good graces of a meal or a meeting. It was highly unusual. So some agent, who I don't want to mention his name because he's still functioning, gets Bob De Niro in a room here. And two things happened in the same week.

One with Bobby De Niro and one with Bill Murray. So with Bob De Niro, he says to him, you know, Bob, Ovitz is too busy, too many clients, too tough, too much in control. You're losing all your creative judgment. And he's impossible to deal with. And then he called me all kinds of names that I took as a compliment, you know, that I was too tough and that I was a bulldog.

One with Bobby De Niro and one with Bill Murray. So with Bob De Niro, he says to him, you know, Bob, Ovitz is too busy, too many clients, too tough, too much in control. You're losing all your creative judgment. And he's impossible to deal with. And then he called me all kinds of names that I took as a compliment, you know, that I was too tough and that I was a bulldog.

And he said even to wit, he has bulldogs on his desk in his office, which is true. And Bob looked at him for a second and was having coffee. And Bob told me this story. And he said to me, he said to him, yeah, you're right about everything you said. But he said, you know what? And the guy said, well, he said, he's my bulldog. And he left.

And he said even to wit, he has bulldogs on his desk in his office, which is true. And Bob looked at him for a second and was having coffee. And Bob told me this story. And he said to me, he said to him, yeah, you're right about everything you said. But he said, you know what? And the guy said, well, he said, he's my bulldog. And he left.

And Bill Murray that week, this is hysterical, a guy, a different agent, got Bill Murray to have a meeting with him. And they were supposed to meet at the Mark Hotel, but Bill was late and he said, come up to my apartment. Bill didn't know what the meeting was about. He didn't even know the guy was an agent. Bill, to this day, is one of my close friends.

And Bill Murray that week, this is hysterical, a guy, a different agent, got Bill Murray to have a meeting with him. And they were supposed to meet at the Mark Hotel, but Bill was late and he said, come up to my apartment. Bill didn't know what the meeting was about. He didn't even know the guy was an agent. Bill, to this day, is one of my close friends.

He's one of the smartest, most gifted human beings on the planet. He is a gift to all of us because he's all about making people feel good, unless he thinks you're a joke. He is meeting with this guy in his own apartment, and the guy starts pitching him why he should leave me. And Bill's shaking his head and said, could you excuse me for a minute? And I've got to go to the bathroom.

He's one of the smartest, most gifted human beings on the planet. He is a gift to all of us because he's all about making people feel good, unless he thinks you're a joke. He is meeting with this guy in his own apartment, and the guy starts pitching him why he should leave me. And Bill's shaking his head and said, could you excuse me for a minute? And I've got to go to the bathroom.

And the guy said, yeah, sure. So Bill leaves the room and this guy's sitting there and five minutes go by and 10 minutes go by and 15 minutes go by and 30 minutes go by. And he goes looking for Bill. Bill walked out the fire escape and left him in his apartment.

And the guy said, yeah, sure. So Bill leaves the room and this guy's sitting there and five minutes go by and 10 minutes go by and 15 minutes go by and 30 minutes go by. And he goes looking for Bill. Bill walked out the fire escape and left him in his apartment.

Yeah, true.

Yeah, true.

Look, I'm a zealot and a passionate human being about everything I do. When I started collecting art, I started collecting prints. Now I have a very deep and strong art collection, not an accident. I've worked really hard at it because I enjoy it. So it's fun. It's rewarding. I envy what these

Look, I'm a zealot and a passionate human being about everything I do. When I started collecting art, I started collecting prints. Now I have a very deep and strong art collection, not an accident. I've worked really hard at it because I enjoy it. So it's fun. It's rewarding. I envy what these

Tamara and I will sit around sometimes at night after dinner and look at the art on our walls and say, how did they do it? Why did they do it? Why did they use that color? What drove them? It's so interesting. I don't know how anyone could not think that. It's just so interesting. Take yourself to that moment.

Tamara and I will sit around sometimes at night after dinner and look at the art on our walls and say, how did they do it? Why did they do it? Why did they use that color? What drove them? It's so interesting. I don't know how anyone could not think that. It's just so interesting. Take yourself to that moment.