Michael Crichton
2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 23, 2025 by Michael Ovitz · said 23 times in 2 episodes since 2025 · across every show →
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2026 3 mentions in 1 episode
2025 20 mentions in 1 episode
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Nov 23, 2025 neutral
Ovitz: Michael Crichton wrote Jurassic Park in five months working 20-hour days
“Michael hated writing. He rather do thinking. And he waited for deadlines. And he wrote Jurassic Park in five months. Because he wrote 20 hours a day, six days, seven days a week, because it was due, and he just waited.”
Aug 9, 2026 positive
Ovitz pitched Jurassic Park to Spielberg, who agreed to direct immediately
“When I put Jurassic Park together, and I read the book, I said to Michael a couple of things. I said, one, it's brilliant, and everyone loves dinosaurs. Two, you don't need a big star, because the dinosaur's the star, which was important financially. And three…”