David Geffen Quotes

David Geffen, an American businessman, co-founded DreamWorks SKG and built Geffen Records into one of the most influential music labels in the world. With an eye for talent and a knack for creative vision, Geffen transformed the entertainment industry by producing groundbreaking music, films, and television. His legacy is one of innovation, demonstrating how visionary leadership and a relentless pursuit of excellence can change industries. Geffen's success inspires entrepreneurs, artists, and business leaders to follow their passion, disrupt norms, and create lasting legacies in their respective fields.

"I would say that Bob Dylan is as interested in money as any person I've known in my life. That's just the truth."

Life, Money, Truth

2

"HIV infection and AIDS is growing - but so too is public apathy. We have already lost too many friends and colleagues."

Friendship, Apathy, Friends, Public

4

"I am truly my mother's son."

Family, Mother, Son

2

"Happy is harder than money. Anybody who thinks money will make you happy hasn't got money."

Money, Will

1

"You have an idea of the way you think it is, and it's not that way at all, it's something else."

Creativity, Idea

3

"Anybody who thinks money will make you happy, hasn't got money."

Money, Will

2

"It's easy in music to tell what's good. It's hard to tell what's bad."

Music,

3

"I never went to business school. I was just bumbling through a lot of my life. I was like the guy behind the curtain in The Wizard of Oz."

Business, Life, School

2

"My mother taught me to love my work. I learned everything about business from her."

Business, Love, Work, Mother

28

"The opportunity for an entrepreneur to start a company from scratch today is abysmal."

Opportunity, Company, Today

2

"I thought I'd be a success even back in the mailroom at William Morris."

Success, Thought

4

"To be able to live and work in the United States is a privilege."

Work, Privilege, States, United

2

"Move to California. Malibu is paradise."

Paradise,

2

"I'm Billy the Kid, the fastest draw. It's not arrogance. It's the truth."

Truth, Arrogance

2

"It's very easy for me to thank everyone for the incredible contribution they've made to my life."

Life,

3

"I believe we're all in denial about the people we love."

Love, People, Denial

3

"I just needed a job. Before being hired as an usher at the CBS Theatre, I didn't even know there was a show business!"

Being, Job, Theatre

5

"In Hollywood people lie to each other and cheat each other and then go and play tennis. But I don't want to be a tennis player."

Lie, People, Hollywood, Play

3

"Steven Spielberg and I have tremendous amounts of money."

Money,

3

"Broke is a Hollywood term!"

Hollywood,