David Geffen

“I'm interested in things that are not like what I've done before.”

“I believe that the arts are a vital part of our society.”

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

“I've always thought that each person invented himself… that we are each a figment of our own imagination.”

“Your ambition has to be bigger than your talent.”

“The most important thing is to be honest with yourself.”

“I don't think of myself as a businessman. I think of myself as a creator.”

“I'm a very competitive person. I like to win.”

“It’s one thing to be a perfectionist, it’s another to be obsessive.”

“I've had a great life. I've been very lucky. I've worked hard, but I've also had a lot of breaks.”

“My father was a Zionist, but he was a socialist, not a nationalist.”