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.
BOB IGERNetflix, Amazon, iTunes – whatever platforms emerge – we are looking at as having the same potential that home video had for the movie business.
More Bob Iger Quotes
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Identify what all the issues are & when you find them don’t hide from them.
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Netflix, Amazon, iTunes – whatever platforms emerge – we are looking at as having the same potential that home video had for the movie business.
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The heart and soul of the company is creativity and innovation.
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People still love a good story, and I don’t think that will change.
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Which 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.
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Keeping it simple for the consumer is incredibly dire.
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We need secure distribution. If you (telecommunications equipment and software makers) help us, we will make it easier for you to distribute our content.
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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.
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I had worked at Disney since they bought the company that I had worked for, ABC in the mid-90s.
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Steve 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.
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I’m not in the camp that believes that Netflix is going to take over the world…technology makes it impossible to have a monopoly.
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What I’ve really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.
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When I saw the first video iPod, I thought this could have the same impact VHS/home video had on the movie business.
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I drive myself to and from work. I love the privacy.
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I get up at 4:30 in the morning, seven days a week, no matter where I am in the world.
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