Michael Ovitz
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Both widely read, which is insane.
And...
I learned a lot from those guys, even at that part of my life, which was my mid part of my life, which, God, this was 25 years ago and 20 years ago.
And they're both deeply read.
They are both curious about everything.
It's unbelievable.
They share these traits.
They're the same people in that way.
What drives you today?
Oh, only one thing.
There are two things that drive me.
One are my five grandchildren who I'm in love with and I love.
I just love hanging out with them.
My four kids who are, I have two boys, two girls, they've grown into just amazing human beings.
And they're parenting so much better than I did, frankly.
It's unbelievable.
Because they're just better with their kids than I was with them.
Because I came from a household post-World War II
With a very strict father and I, parenting in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s was very different than parenting today.
I see it with my kids, how they handle their children.