Hollywood is a community that’s so inbred, it’s a wonder the children have any teeth.
BARRY DILLERSince I was in my early twenties, at ABC, I was always only interested in things that were not already being done.
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I still believe in synergy, but I call it natural law.
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I absolutely believe the Internet is passing from its free days into a paid system. Inevitably, I promise you, it will be paid.
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Now along comes the potential creative destruction brought by a different distribution methodology, the Internet.
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This is a world in which reasons are made up because reality is too painful.
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The American public tunes in every night hoping to see two people screwing. Obviously, we can’t give them that but let’s always keep it in mind.
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People have paid for content. They always have.
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I don’t want to set the world up for surprises.
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The only way anyone’s going to succeed is to build the product.
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I’m never absolutely sure of anything, and I don’t want to be. You’re either right and you’ll pull through, or you’re not. We’re never going to be right about everything, and we’ve certainly been wrong.
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The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.
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We want to be able to sell you anything, anywhere, any time you want it.
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All forms of commerce are adversarial.
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The entertainment business hasn’t had a new idea in years.
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I’ve not conducted my life in the service of smallness.
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We’re in a world now where it’s not enough to be smart. You have to be curious.
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