Jerry Weintraub (1937- 2015) Tribute List

Hollywood mega-producer Jerry Weintraub died on July 6, 2015 at the age of 77. Weintraub started in music, producing concerts for Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, John Denver and even Elvis Presley. Weintraub entered the movie business and produced such huge hits at The Karate Kid, The Firm and the remake of Ocean's Eleven and its sequels. A list of credits doesn't do Weintraub justice, however. He knew and was friends with nearly everyone in Hollywood and as this list of quotes demonstrates, he was a consummate storyteller and great with an inspiring quip. Here are 10 quotes from Jerry Weintraub, possibly the only man ever to have been able to call both George Clooney and George H.W. Bush close friends.
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  1. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
    I make friends easily. I'm a gregarious guy, I'm open, I'm easy to get to know - I don't lock myself in an ivory tower. So I like people; I enjoy people.
  2. nurture
    help develop; help grow
    I think if something's good and you believe in it, and you care about it, and you give it love and nurture it, it's going to happen.
  3. accumulate
    get or gather together
    It's been the structure of my life: you scheme and plan and try and fail and try again and accumulate and lose and win back, and then you tell.
  4. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
    I learned I'm not a good executive, I'm an entrepreneur and I'm creative. I have to go with my gut and do what I want to do.
  5. savor
    derive or receive pleasure from
    Savor life, don't press too hard, don't worry too much, enjoy.
  6. parochial
    narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
    She was parochial, scared of a lot of things, but fought through her fear for our sake. She was afraid of heights, as I said. She was also afraid of cars, airplanes, restaurants, basically the whole world beyond New York City.
  7. epiphany
    a divine manifestation
    At one table, Betty Grable was in costume, killing time as the cameras were moved for the next shot...She was eating a sandwich, drinking a soda. I could not take my eyes off her. As she was eating and drinking, and as I was watching, she belched. It might sound like nothing, but to me it came as an epiphany. Those beautiful legs. And she belched! It upset me, and elated me, too. It meant these big stars were just people, normal human beings.
  8. persistence
    steady determination
    Persistence – it's a cliche, but it happens to work. The person who makes it is the person who keeps on going after everyone else has quit. This is more important than intelligence, pedigree, even connections. Be dogged! Keep hitting that door until you bust it down! I have accomplished almost nothing on the first, second or even third try – the breakthrough usually comes late, when everyone else has left the field.
  9. pedigree
    the ancestry or lineage of an individual
    Persistence – it's a cliche, but it happens to work. The person who makes it is the person who keeps on going after everyone else has quit. This is more important than intelligence, pedigree, even connections. Be dogged! Keep hitting that door until you bust it down! I have accomplished almost nothing on the first, second or even third try – the breakthrough usually comes late, when everyone else has left the field.
  10. dogged
    stubbornly unyielding
    Persistence – it's a cliche, but it happens to work. The person who makes it is the person who keeps on going after everyone else has quit. This is more important than intelligence, pedigree, even connections. Be dogged! Keep hitting that door until you bust it down! I have accomplished almost nothing on the first, second or even third try – the breakthrough usually comes late, when everyone else has left the field.
Created on 七月 6, 2015 (updated 七月 6, 2015)

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