My father died at 42, of a heart attack. My mother was 32 then. She never wanted to be a victim. And that really resonated as a nine-year-old child. And one of the most revealing things was, very soon after… — Sherry Lansing Copy Share Image
I see the joy in life and I see the joy in simple things. I over-compliment. I over-praise. I over-express my feelings toward people… — Sherry Lansing Copy Share Image
Success has many ways of coming to you. Sometimes it comes right away, and then the film's instantly forgotten. Sometimes you can't remember what… — Sherry Lansing Copy Share Image
My mother, because of her life, had almost a contradictory way of viewing life. She had this great zest and joy for life and… — Sherry Lansing Copy Share Image
When you rule in a culture of fear, you're not getting the best out of people. — Sherry Lansing Copy Share Image
We do share with my mother what I would refer to as an anxiety gene. And I think it is genetic, that I worry… — Sherry Lansing Copy Share Image
My advice to everybody - never give up and have great resiliency. Don't take the rejection personally, but listen if it’s intelligent and make… — Sherry Lansing Copy Share Image
The major difference I've found between the highly successful and the least successful is that the highly successful stick to it. They have staying… — Sherry Lansing Copy Share Image
I felt like a fake the whole time and it made me very, very nervous - which is why I have such great respect… — Sherry Lansing Copy Share Image
I left Paramount at the ripe young age of sixty. A generation ago, that would have been retirement age. But my generation has more… — Sherry Lansing Copy Share Image
This will sound like I grew up on another planet, except for those people who are past 55, 60 maybe. When I was growing… — Sherry Lansing Copy Share Image
To me, education is the way out of poverty. And it is the only way. — Sherry Lansing Copy Share Image
The single most important thing you can do in business is to be yourself. — Sherry Lansing Copy Share Image
There's a Harvard Business School thing that says, 'Every 10 years you should replant yourself,' and the only way to keep young is to… — Sherry Lansing Copy Share Image
If you don't wake up with something in your stomach every day that makes you think, "I want to make this movie," it'll never… — Sherry Lansing Copy Share Image
There are many qualities of a great leader. Passion is one, empathy is another, listening is another, decisiveness is another. I think a great… — Sherry Lansing Copy Share Image
