If we give people the ability to buy a lot more because they can store a lot more, for a company that creates TV shows and movies, that’s fantastic.
BOB IGERIf we give people the ability to buy a lot more because they can store a lot more, for a company that creates TV shows and movies, that’s fantastic.
BOB IGERI ride a bike and use aerobic equipment twice a week, and work out with a trainer, lifting weights.
BOB IGERWhat I’ve really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.
BOB IGERI think it is incredibly important to be open and accessible and treat people fairly and look them in the eye and tell them what is on your mind.
BOB IGERNetflix, Amazon, iTunes – whatever platforms emerge – we are looking at as having the same potential that home video had for the movie business.
BOB IGERPeople go to Disney because they know its brand attributes. We believe we have an opportunity to go with our content directly to consumers.
BOB IGERKeeping it simple for the consumer is incredibly dire.
BOB IGERI had worked at Disney since they bought the company that I had worked for, ABC in the mid-90s.
BOB IGERThe heart and soul of the company is creativity and innovation.
BOB IGERI have a fondness for jazz, particularly for jazz singers, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald all the way through the Sinatra era.
BOB IGERSteve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined.
BOB IGERI drive myself to and from work. I love the privacy.
BOB IGERWhen I saw the first video iPod, I thought this could have the same impact VHS/home video had on the movie business.
BOB IGERAnd it’s only the beginning of a new era of exceptional Star Wars storytelling; next year we’ll release our first standalone movie based on these characters, followed by Star Wars: Episode VIII in 2017, and we’ll finish this trilogy with Episode IX in 2019.
BOB IGERWhich means there are entirely new opportunities to monetize our capital investment in content and do so in ways that work for distributors, for consumers and for creators.
BOB IGERI’m not in the camp that believes that Netflix is going to take over the world…technology makes it impossible to have a monopoly.
BOB IGER