Michael Ovitz preferred negotiating with conflicted people to ensure deals closed
Michael Ovitz · CAA (with Michael Ovitz) · Acquired · Dec 21, 2021 · at 26:28
Michael Ovitz reflects on dealmaking philosophy while discussing Lew Wasserman simultaneously acting as talent agent and studio owner.
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“You know, I've always felt, and I still do, I'm really interested in dealing with conflicted people because if you have a conflict, in essence, you want it to work out on both sides. So a lot of times I'll go to someone with a heavy conflict to this day to work out a problem.”
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