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The Interview Michael Ovitz Was Meant To Do

Of all of your Clients, who was the most similar to you personality wise, spiritual beliefs, and mannerisms?

When you one day found yourself brokering a deal for Lew Wasserman – a man whom you held in the highest regard at one time – and Lew turned his back on you, what hurt you more: being disregarded by a an individual whom you dearly respected or having a core piece of the preconceived perception of Lew Wasserman die – hence diminishing the amount of respect you had for him over the years.

In your career of all the people whom you extracted revenge on through action taken or non action (such as un-acknowledging their existence), whom was the most emotionally & mentally fulfilling and why?

You’ve often discussed your great love and appreciation for art. What do you think are two powerful ways that a work of art can influence the thought process and creativity of an individual?

What one piece of art work do you possesses that trigger you into an optimal empowerment state and why?

What has been the psychology behind the design of CAA’s historic building and other work spaces? Do you have ceilings at a certain height, were there certain colors on the walls or desks that were place to purposely illicit a certain type of mood?

What was the psychology behind CAA’s white type against a red background? Why was that color coordination so important to CAA’s branding?

CAA had four commandments. Did you / do you have a set of personal commandments on your personal and professional life and if so, what are they?

What are three ways that Ron Meyer made you a better person and why? Also what were three ways that you made Ron a better person and why?

Based on what you’ve written in you book, you speak very highly of Ron Meyer and discuss how you have reconciled your relationship with him. However, you do not discuss your former best friend Michael Eisner in the same way as Meyer. Why so? Why at the present moment do you find reconciliation with Eisner an unlikely scenario?

How Michael Crichton’s success and friendship change you? You called Crichton your wisest friend. What was some of the best pieces of wisdom that he had?

What have been two occasions when your children have disagreed with your guidance but, have also made you respect them because of their intention and merits behind disagreeing with you?

What was the most painful experience of your life and how did it affect your ambition, creativity, and ability to feel deserving of good things? Are you still transcending this painful experience?

Have you ever attained a career victory or milestone that actually brought you a considerable amount of psychological pain in the days after?

What were your biggest professional and biggest personal mistakes, what did you learn from them, and how has your perception changed because of them?

Have you become the man that you always hoped you would become or do you find that you were than man earlier in your life and you are seeking to find the path back to him?

Do you like yourself? Have ever found that your perpetual ability to be unsatisfied, work tirelessly, demand more and seek more (while bearing great fruits) is in actually a physical manifestation of an internal race to find self acceptance and embrace self love?

Do you feel fulfilled? Do you feel that all the pain & joy experiences you’ve had thus far in your lifetime have led you a paradise of contentment?