“What I’ve really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.”

Netflix, Amazon, iTunes – whatever platforms emerge – we are looking at as having the same potential that home video had for the movie business.

People go to Disney because they know its brand attributes. We believe we have an opportunity to go with our content directly to consumers.

I 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.

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.

The heart and soul of the company is creativity and innovation.

Identify what all the issues are & when you find them don’t hide from them.

And 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.

I had worked at Disney since they bought the company that I had worked for, ABC in the mid-90s.

Keeping it simple for the consumer is incredibly dire.

I have a fondness for jazz, particularly for jazz singers, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald all the way through the Sinatra era.