During the interview, the personnel director at William Morris asked me, “Why do you think you should get this job? There are twenty people in the mailroom, and lots more who want to get in there.” And I said, “I can learn everything there is to know about being an agent in ninety days, or I’ll give you back all the money you pay me.” I knew it was an outrageous and stupid statement, but he couldn’t stop laughing. Then he said, “I’m going to hire you.”
Michael Ovitz
