MICHAEL EISNER: When I was at Paramount, I had felt at various times that I should go out on my own, and I would say to Michael Ovitz maybe we should do something together, because I did represent him. But he would always change the subject. It was clear he really liked CAA and that job. As the years went by, however, he began to bristle at California state laws that restricted him as an agent, and when we talked, I could tell he was getting restless. That’s when he started doing the investment banking.
