David Geffen
David Geffen
David Lawrence Geffen is an American business magnate, producer, film studio executive, and philanthropist. Geffen created or co-created Asylum Records in 1970, Geffen Records in 1980, DGC Records in 1990, and DreamWorks SKG in 1994. His donations to the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and other educational and research donations have widened his fame beyond the entertainment industry...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth21 February 1943
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
David Geffen quotes about
Most of the artists were trying to make a living, trying to get laid, trying to figure out who they were. They weren't trying to change the world. That's what other people put on them. I knew all those people. I knew them all, intimately and well. Bob Dylan. 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.
They've been trying to make a deal with us from the very beginning and came to us with a price that was acceptable to us, although Steven had many concerns about it. And when they tried to change the price at the end, we decided not to go forward.
We had hoped to be able to make enough films to be able to rationalize the cost of being our own distributor. Sadly, we were never able to make enough films to make that economically sound.
We had come to terms with them on price, and there were a million things that needed to be settled.
having his own company and doing things exactly the way he'd want and not consulting with others.
People, when they get to that level, they always think they can do it better, ... I think I could do a lot better with the L.A. Times too.
When they tried to change the price we decided not to go forward.
It's the perfect definition of a settlement. Both parties didn't get what they wanted.
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!
Happy is harder than money. Anybody who thinks money will make you happy hasn't got money.
The opportunity for an entrepreneur to start a company from scratch today is abysmal.
Move to California. Malibu is paradise.
It's very easy for me to thank everyone for the incredible contribution they've made to my life.
Broke is a Hollywood term!