32 Quotes by Lynda Obst

nerve, not talent, is the one necessary and sufficient trait for success. (Wouldn't it be ideal if it were talent? But talent with no nerve is like the sound of one hand clapping.

Breakthroughs, in art, in culture, in personality, come when tackling the unexpected.

Information is currency. ... Power is a place as well as a verb; it is inside the information tent.

with all these tentpoles, franchises, reboots and sequels, is there still room for movies in the movie business?

The lack of women directors is a sad fact of life. Kathryn Bigelows thrilling Best Director win may help turn things around.

The only way I can access all my strength is to relax. ... The paradox is that you must learn to be relaxed while using all your power.

In most fields of endeavor there are no easy jobs; there are only graceful ways of performing difficult ones.

What turns a work crisis into a life crisis is the infusion of dread.

Everything can be undone, including success.