David Geffen

[On his mother’s adversity] She had a very difficult beginning… All of my mothers family were killed… and she came to America at the time of the depression. It was not an easy life at all.

We got killed in Newsweek.

I see my role as a baby doctor helping people deliver their babies. I felt the same way in the music industry.

[On his early day in the music business] I stepped on a lot of toes… at that time.

Starting a new studio was a thrilling challenge, but it was more stressful than fun. I never took a salary, a bonus or expenses. I learned never to do anything you’re not passionate about.

We’re not motivated to make more money. We all have too much already. We want to do good work.

I feel like I represent normalcy in some way.

What good are fans? You can’t eat applause for breakfast. You can’t sleep with it.

I was labeled a ‘theatre type’ in high school, which made it hard to fit in and feel part of things.

[on Edward Cullen in ‘Twilight’] He’s a poet, and very deep and profound. He’s just extraordinarily troubled.

I’ve only met Brad Pitt once before. Well, I didn’t really meet him. I kind of just stood behind him and smelled his hair. It smelled really good.

Take it easy, be a sport. Just remeber life is short.

There are things that I do that feminists don’t like, and there are things that I do that they do like. I don’t label myself.

I have just been saying whatever the f**k I want. That’s always a breath of fresh air… everyone is so filtered these days. I’m just back to being reckless and being a Southside, Jamaica, Queens, New York rapper

People say that I’m a millionaire, but that’s not true – I only spend millions.

That night’s show was watched by ten million people, so I guess that director at The Second City who said the audience “didn’t want to see a sketch with two women” can go shit in his hat.

Music is split up now into little pockets.

I don’t believe that to be fulfilled you have to have kids. What’s the point? I can’t guarantee my child won’t suffer pain because that kid’s going to be in pain at some point in their life. I don’t want to see that. It’s too much.

So, I took lessons, and I love to shoot now. It’s a lot of fun.

What cha saying boy, you think Im playing boy, watch ya mouth girl, its a mans world.

I’m very proud of my skin and my face, and I have no problem not wearing makeup. I don’t wear makeup because I feel like I need to cover myself up or because I don’t feel confident. I wear makeup because it’s fun; it’s like painting on my face.