Michael Ovitz

Why is that?

And that was the second time in my life that I'd been approached with that question.

The other time was in Japan when I would go there once a month to deal with all the Japanese companies that I consulted for in media and in consumer businesses.

And we went to the lunch and the guy who set up the lunch opened the meeting and posed the question to the table.

And I asked each guy what they did and we went around the table and when we got to the last guy, which I knew what he did because I had been briefed and I saved him till the end,

He said, my name's so-and-so and I was in this business and this is what I did.

And I said, and what are you doing now?

He said, well, I'm moving to Stade.

I said, oh, you like to ski, huh?

And he was in his...

mid-40s, late 40s, I think.

I don't remember.

And he said, no, I don't like skiing particularly.

I said, you have kids?

He said, yeah, I'm going to put them in school there.

I said, and where have you lived the last 20 years?

He said, London.

I said, why are you leaving?

He said, well, my business just went under.

I said, oh, okay.