nerve, not talent, is the one necessary and sufficient trait for success. (Wouldn't it be ideal if it were talent? But talent with no nerve is like the sound of one hand clapping.
Always remember the famous adage about the movie business: You can't make a living, you can only get rich. - Lynda Obst
Always remember the famous adage about the movie business: You can't make a living, you can only get rich.
- Lynda Obst
The only way I can access all my strength is to relax. ... The paradox is that you must learn to be relaxed while using all your power. - Lynda Obst
The only way I can access all my strength is to relax. ... The paradox is that you must learn to be relaxed while using all your power.
[On filmmaking:] Cardinal rule: It's a youth business. - Lynda Obst
[On filmmaking:] Cardinal rule: It's a youth business.
with all these tentpoles, franchises, reboots and sequels, is there still room for movies in the movie business? - Lynda Obst
with all these tentpoles, franchises, reboots and sequels, is there still room for movies in the movie business?
No single movie or event makes or breaks your career. Everything can be undone, including success. - Lynda Obst
No single movie or event makes or breaks your career. Everything can be undone, including success.
Information is currency. ... Power is a place as well as a verb; it is inside the information tent. - Lynda Obst
Information is currency. ... Power is a place as well as a verb; it is inside the information tent.
Like the color black, business mixed with anything turns to business. - Lynda Obst
Like the color black, business mixed with anything turns to business.
It is just as important to move on in the wake of stunning success as in the wake of disaster. - Lynda Obst
It is just as important to move on in the wake of stunning success as in the wake of disaster.
True power is invisible and impeccable, like good taste. It is never clumsy or artless. Powerful people whisper, suggest, seduce, in order to coerce.… - Lynda Obst
True power is invisible and impeccable, like good taste. It is never clumsy or artless. Powerful people whisper, suggest, seduce, in order to coerce.…
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