Everybody I've ever worked with - 99.9 percent of the time, I've had a successful or very agreeable experience with.
With any relationship that goes on and is productive over a long period, there have to be some sort of interlocking qualities in those personalities that make it possible to survive.
It's hard to find good business partners and people who do good business the right way.
Good alliances are made of strong, capable partners.
I think I've been really good at surrounding myself with really talented people. I've picked the right coattails to ride on.
Unless you have spent your life doing something, you are not likely to be successful, so always partner with people who are smarter than you.
Great musicians need great producers. The Beatles had George Martin.
I've been very fortunate in my collaborators throughout my career.
I feel lucky that I got to work with some of the big legends in town.
Behind every successful enterprise, there is a supporting wife and surprised in-laws.
I have worked with the biggest actors from the beginning. I am hoping God will bless me to work with other big actors.
Collaboration is a vital part of my creative life. I've had success with Guy Clark and Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash.
The sponsorship offers have been amazing. I have to turn down a lot.
I look at Playtone, the company that produced My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I call them my Playtoners. They are the kindest people who treated me like gold before that movie made a dime. We became personal friends. When I think about how lovely and wonderful they are that convinces me that you don't have to make a deal with the devil to succeed. It's a choice.
One of the blessings I've had, really, for my entire career, is working with founders of companies, whether it was Bill Ziff at Ziff Davis or with Jerry Yang and David Filo at Yahoo.
I am first a creator, but my ongoing objective is to leverage my personal success to help mentor new and existing talent and further help them achieve their goals. Endemol Beyond shares this vision, and together, we will drive the future of original content for generations to come.
