Quotes About Negotiation

Organizations are trying to save extra money. Players are trying to get extra money. That's the way it is.

I've always negotiated the world very physically, from football to tussling at the playground to taking my clothes off.

The audition process is like playing games at times, where you have to pass many levels. Sometimes, you could pass the contract negotiation level, but in the end, the producer may decide to use a different actor instead.

Look, not everybody plays well with each other on the playground. I get that, that's politics.

My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfied us both. They are to say what they please, and I am to do what I please.

If you aren't please tell me how you are going to not have a war.

The people at Columbia Pictures have been great, but I had to tell them, 'Please don't be nice to me. Just pay me.'

Dealing with political things, it's not for me. It makes me crazy. I want to buy, you want to sell. Please make it simple.

The first rule of negotiation is to always be willing to walk away from the deal. The first rule of happiness is to not be attached to pleasing moments.

You can always make peace with an F-16 in your pocket.

At the end of the day, if it looks like you're not going to get paid, you might be willing to compromise to make sure that budget actually comes out. It's not all about your extreme point of view.

Somebody said something really smart: It's like you end up being the defense attorney for your role. Your job is to defend their point of view. You're fighting for what they want. You learn that in acting school - it's Acting 1A: 'What do you want? What's in the way?'

I am good at persuading people. In convincing the other, I try to start from their point of view so it's easier for me to find a common denominator.

Donald Trump doesn't necessarily stay mad for very long. He's a transactional guy. If you can offer him something, he will take it. Or from a salesman's point of view, if he's not making the sale, you're of no use to him. But if you suddenly come back into the showroom and are willing to buy, he's willing to sell.

We had many more points of agreement than we had points of difference, but we did differ, and the bigger we got, the more insistent we got that each one of us should have his way.

There comes a point, in any kind of, whether it's in your family discussions or business or whatever, where you finally have to get over the making of the points and now let's see if we can find common ground.

What's important for that person on the other side of the table, and what's important for the client?

I charge by the hour, or I am on a retainer. We try to work with the client.

I know the pain of coalition government.

I've never seen the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

I support collective bargaining everywhere.

When I was making a comeback we were talking to Roy Jones but he wasn't having any of it.

At some point, I'll do more McDonald's commercials if I have to.

It's really, really hard to get in rooms with people you don't usually work with and try to find common ground.