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Assertion Not checkable as stated
Ovitz: Building a traditional movie star is no longer possible today
“The idea of building a movie star now is not possible.”
Michael Ovitz Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 24:05 a16z Podcast | New Upstarts in an Old Industry
Assertion Supported
Ovitz: Steven Spielberg committed to direct Jurassic Park within 12 hours
“We give it to Steven Spielberg. He calls The next morning at six a.m. And says, I'm doing this after reading it. That's unheard of for a director of that stature to commit in 12 hours to it.”
Michael Ovitz Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:30 a16z Podcast | New Upstarts in an Old Industry
Assertion Partly supported
Ovitz: Under 25 companies controlled global media when CAA was founded
“Anything that you would read or see or hear was controlled by under 25 companies around the world. You had four television networks in the United States. You had seven motion picture studios that had all the distribution, and without that, you couldn't get you…”
Michael Ovitz Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:01 a16z Podcast | New Upstarts in an Old Industry
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