David Geffen

People who are fools don’t get successful, and they don’t get to be successful if they are worried about their popularity.

I never felt I was too protective. I felt I was functioning as a dam against the river of sh*t that comes pouring down on artists, and it was a job that I took very seriously.

Did I have a problem with lying to get the job? None whatsoever.

Is there anybody more ambitious than Hillary Clinton?

[In 1994] I wouldn’t offer $5 million to stop a book about me! It’s absurd. People will do anything for attention.

We were all young and we were all inventing our careers. I was very close to Jackson, just as I’d been very close to Laura Nyro. With each person I had a unique relationship.