David Geffen

No one’s asked me. If somebody felt there was a job I could actually do I would consider it — not out of any ambition to be in Washington, but I do want to rise to the occasion of serving there if warranted.

That had her lip-syncing to a record… There was no protection for her as a person or as an artist…

[‘Why don’t you manage me’ – Laura Nyro] Eventually I thought do I really believe that she could be one of the biggest stars in the world? Should I give up my career at this point in my life, where I’m doing so well, and put all my marbles in Laura’s [Nyro] basket? And I woke up one morning and I thought if you really believe it – go for it.

This thing is really silly. I don’t want to hurt you anymore, and I’m too powerful for you to hurt. I forgive you for all the times you’ve f*cked me in the past and for all the times you’re going to f*ck me in the future.

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

You can’t do this! We have an arrangement! We have a contract!

Frank Sinatra and Stan Getz had been friends of mine, and I wanted to pay tribute to them.

I’m quite obviously not the world’s most handsome man – I’m the second world’s most handsome man!

I certainly didn’t want to date. I was through with guys.

I don’t want to be stuck in the ’70s or the ’80s. I just keep moving. That’s my intention. That’s my stimulus. Otherwise, I’d be at home doing the garden.

Wow. Losing 95 percent of your audience in just five years. That basically makes Obama the NBC of presidents.

Oh, nerds!

That had her lip-syncing to a record… There was no protection for her as a person or as an artist…

You don’t need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!

[on El Chapo interview] I have a terrible regret.

I think the most embarrassing part of that was just the normal dancing. When the rock band comes. I think there was two days where the crew was like, “Just dance, just dance.”. So, you can’t, in a club or whatever…That was really awkward.

Ryan and I didn’t grow up like this at all, with this much attention. We’ll just try to keep their feet on the ground and raise them with the values we were raised with.

At the upcoming Grammy Awards, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony will perform together as the first time, as man and wife. Hopefully music.

Some of the best times in my life happened under the influence of drugs… I’d still be doing it if I could make good judgement calls. I’d still be doing it if I didn’t blow up to the size of an aircraft hangar, because it was a great time.

If I say a rap and I laugh, that means it’s a winner.

Chris Rock once said something that was really interesting. He said, “Women would run the world if they didn’t hate each other.” That’s the only thing preventing us from running this entire planet, that we hate each other!