The movie business was changing, I didn't want to turn 60 in the job. I picked 60 as an age where you are young enough to have a new life but not so young you can wait. And I had this incredible need: I had been so blessed in life and I wanted to give back. So I left Paramount with great joy, I have to say, and with great fondness for the memories I have in the movie business.
My advice to everybody - never give up and have great resiliency. Don't take the rejection personally, but listen if it’s intelligent and make change… - Sherry Lansing
My advice to everybody - never give up and have great resiliency. Don't take the rejection personally, but listen if it’s intelligent and make change…
- Sherry Lansing
I felt, if I never did anything in my life but read scripts and synopsize them, I would be happy. - Sherry Lansing
I felt, if I never did anything in my life but read scripts and synopsize them, I would be happy.
If you don't wake up with something in your stomach every day that makes you think, "I want to make this movie," it'll never get made. - Sherry Lansing
If you don't wake up with something in your stomach every day that makes you think, "I want to make this movie," it'll never get made.
There's a Harvard Business School thing that says, 'Every 10 years you should replant yourself,' and the only way to keep young is to learn new thing… - Sherry Lansing
There's a Harvard Business School thing that says, 'Every 10 years you should replant yourself,' and the only way to keep young is to learn new thing…
There are many qualities of a great leader. Passion is one, empathy is another, listening is another, decisiveness is another. I think a great leader… - Sherry Lansing
There are many qualities of a great leader. Passion is one, empathy is another, listening is another, decisiveness is another. I think a great leader…
I left Paramount at the ripe young age of sixty. A generation ago, that would have been retirement age. But my generation has more energy, more drive… - Sherry Lansing
I left Paramount at the ripe young age of sixty. A generation ago, that would have been retirement age. But my generation has more energy, more drive…
When you rule in a culture of fear, you're not getting the best out of people. - Sherry Lansing
When you rule in a culture of fear, you're not getting the best out of people.
Listen, be respectful of others' opinions, be willing to change your mind - and then ultimately you have to make the decision. Decisiveness is very i… - Sherry Lansing
Listen, be respectful of others' opinions, be willing to change your mind - and then ultimately you have to make the decision. Decisiveness is very i…
The major difference I've found between the highly successful and the least successful is that the highly successful stick to it. They have staying … - Sherry Lansing
The major difference I've found between the highly successful and the least successful is that the highly successful stick to it. They have staying …
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