Steve Tisch Quotes & Sayings

On the morning of September 11th, I was literally about 18 blocks from the World Trade Center. I witnessed in person what a lot of people witnessed in person, but what the world really saw on the television screen, I saw it with my own eyes that morning. — Steve Tisch

My father ... very generous, very philanthropic, very charitable man. My siblings and I and my mother continue with always appreciating and always giving back. It's something I hope that I've become a role model for my children. — Steve Tisch

I don't think an NC-17 rating is the kiss of death. Nor do I think that, in the hands of the right filmmakers, studios have a preconceived notion to pass on NC-17 material. — Steve Tisch

As many Giants fans know, we're one of the few teams without cheerleaders. — Steve Tisch

Any foundation you build, if trust is part of that foundation, whatever you're building, whatever you're creating is gonna have a rock-solid foundation. — Steve Tisch

My father was a guy who, because of the businesses he was in - the hotel business, the hospitality business - he didn't differentiate between the waiter serving you dinner, from the maitre d from the guy who owns a restaurant. Everybody was the same to him. He didn't look at who you were. He didn't look at your wallet. — Steve Tisch

I would say I'm an optimist by nature. — Steve Tisch

Art Modell was a visionary, a deal-maker and a friend. And he possessed a marvelous sense of humor. — Steve Tisch

Hollywood can buy a lot of pieces of the puzzle, but the great thing is they can never buy word of mouth. — Steve Tisch

Often I think of personal behavior and judgment errors as being superficial wounds. — Steve Tisch

Football is multigenerational. It used to be about fathers taking their sons. Now we're taking our daughters, too. — Steve Tisch