David Geffen quotes

David Geffen is an American businessman, producer, and philanthropist renowned for his influential role in the entertainment industry. As a co-founder of major companies like DreamWorks SKG, Geffen Records, and Asylum Records, he shaped the careers of countless artists and changed the landscape of music and film. He is also recognized for his generous charitable contributions to education, healthcare, and the arts. Here are 23 of his quotes:

I am truly my mother's son.

David Geffen

HIV infection and AIDS is growing - but so too is public apathy. We have already lost too many friends and colleagues.

David Geffen

Happy is harder than money. Anyone who thinks money will make them happy, doesn't have money.

David Geffen

I believe we're all in denial about the people we love.

David Geffen

The opportunity for an entrepreneur to start a company from scratch today is abysmal.

David Geffen

I intend to be me. Whatever that is.

David Geffen

I'm Billy the Kid, the fastest draw. It's not arrogance. It's the truth.

David Geffen

My mother taught me to love my work. I learned everything about business from her.

David Geffen

I never went to business school. I was just bumbling through a lot of my life. I was like the guy behind the curtain in The Wizard of Oz.

David Geffen

Steven Spielberg and I have tremendous amounts of money.

David Geffen

Broke is a Hollywood term!

David Geffen

Move to California. Malibu is paradise.

David Geffen

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.

David Geffen

In Hollywood people lie to each other and cheat each other and then go and play tennis. But I don't want to be a tennis player.

David Geffen

I thought I'd be a success even back in the mailroom at William Morris.

David Geffen

It's very easy for me to thank everyone for the incredible contribution they've made to my life.

David Geffen

You have an idea of the way you think it is, and it's not that way at all, it's something else.

David Geffen

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!

David Geffen

It's the perfect definition of a settlement. Both parties didn't get what they wanted.

David Geffen

I'm not Sammy Glick. I've never killed anyone. I don't have to. I'm too talented.

David Geffen