"Michael S. Ovitz" is an American talent agent who co-founded Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in 1975 and served as its chairman until 1995. Ovitz later served as President of the Walt Disney Company from October 1995 to January 1997.

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That package was way too lucrative for the services performed.

Until the day I die, I'll never be able to understand how I spent 25 years with that man and his family, and within 60 days of taking this position, he decides I'm a number of things.

It's not about money. The money will flow. It's about power and influence.

It is important to recognize when something is not working. I hope that my decision to leave will eliminate an unnecessary distraction for a great company.

He did walk behind me, ... But it wasn't a shovel he was carrying. It was a knife.