Thomas G. Corcoran Quotes

I can pretty much call anyone, whether at the White House, in a company or in the media. I have access, because of the silliness of the entertainment world and how people react to it. It gave me an enormous opportunity to do anything I really want to.

Any man in Hollywood will meet me if I want that. No, make that any man anywhere.

I can reach people the average person can't reach because I'm as grounded as I am.

Having been a head of state gives you the possibility of getting into places others can't go.

It doesn't hurt to be a former governor. It helps in terms of getting your phone calls returned.

When you're Judy Garland and you want something, you just pick up the phone and call somebody. Anybody.

You should get as close to the power when you're pitching something. I got my two biggest breaks with the man who owned CBS and the guy that owned Paramount, because I was dealing with the guy who would say yes or no.

It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.

If you can sell yourself as someone who knows how Washington works, someone who has these relationships, that's a very marketable commodity. If you're seen as someone who knows how this town works, someone who is a usual suspect in this town, you can dine out for years - that's why no one leaves.

I didn't become an actor to have power, but it just happens that I have it and so I have a lot of opportunities.

A friend in court is better than money in your purse.

I can do much, I can do everything for a man who will be my friend. I can give him power; I can give him wealth. I can give him reputation - the power, the wealth, the reputation which come to a man who speaks to a million people a day in the columns of a great paper.

Give a boy address and accomplishments and you give him the mastery of palaces and fortunes where he goes.

In Hollywood, it's not what you know but who you know.

Power is nothing if you can't connect.

The world doesn't reward talent, it mostly rewards those who are connected.

Owning news makes you important; it gives you a seat at the table.

Oh, she just happened to be a friend of the producer's. Or, oh, they've been trying to get her from the beginning and she just had a spot open up. There are always little loopholes, so I don't take anything personally anymore.

Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.

The number one way of becoming powerful in Washington is by becoming the 'Washington Post.'

America's best buy is a telephone call to the right man.

It's probably a bit of a power trip when you befriend somebody enough that they trust you to tell you things.

Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the wealthy. Celebrity is not inherent in any personality. To be celebrated, to be wealthy, to have power requires access to major institutions.

It's who you know and who can help you.

In social media, people cannot build big followings organically unless what they are putting out to the world has value.