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I still remember the five points of salesmanship: attention, interest, conviction, desire and close.

Salesmanship is limitless. Our very living is selling. We are all salespeople.

When you're dealing with machines or anything that you build, it either works or it doesn't, no matter how good of a salesman you are.

But on a utilitarian level, I realize that to try to accomplish the greatest good for the greatest number of people, sometimes we have to become salesmen for what we believe, and part of being a salesman is being effective.

Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.

After you've written a story, the thing to do is sell it. Sounds simple, and it is, if one will follow certain basic principles of salesmanship.

I had an acting teacher tell me once that if you're playing a car salesman, you don't want to be an OK car salesman, you want to play the best car salesman.

I think skilled salesmen have the ability to work out who you are and pick out aspects of your personality. They almost manipulate you, in a way, to make you buy their product.

In business, you're the Chief Salesman. Create a sense of demand, rather than waiting to have demand.

I think basically an actor is a salesman.