My first choice was to work it out with Larry Brown. I needed Larry and I gave him 50 million bucks. This is a situation that I'm in and I'll handle it and I'll make it work.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Newman has it all worked out. I get a million. He gets a million two, but that includes $200,000 expenses.
James Brown died owing me $50,000. But I loved James Brown.
Set your business plan to win; raise the bar or you're not going to be prepared. You need to think that what you're doing will make you $100 million.
I owe a large part of my success to Joe Brown, who helped me both as a player and a person.
Offer someone the opportunity to rebuild a company or reinvent an industry as the primary incentive, and it will attract those drawn to the challenge first and the money second.
If at first you don't succeed, pay someone else to do it for you.
I figured, 'When is that ever going to happen again?'. So I basically set out the opposite way movies are made; I set out with a budget first. I said, 'What can I do well for $40,000?'.
If I could have come in for $10m, I would have done that. I've been pretty smart with my money. I'm playing because I want to play this game here - I want the opportunity.
I borrowed 100 pounds and made the pact with God: Make me a millionaire - and you can have half of my money.
I came close to signing Elvis Presley. I offered $25,000 for his contract and they asked for $45,000 and I just didn't have the other $20,000.