I had worked at Disney since they bought the company that I had worked for, ABC in the mid-90s.
BOB IGERI had worked at Disney since they bought the company that I had worked for, ABC in the mid-90s.
BOB IGERI drive myself to and from work. I love the privacy.
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 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’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 IGERPeople still love a good story, and I don’t think that will change.
BOB IGERI have a fondness for jazz, particularly for jazz singers, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald all the way through the Sinatra era.
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 IGERWe need secure distribution. If you (telecommunications equipment and software makers) help us, we will make it easier for you to distribute our content.
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 IGERI ride a bike and use aerobic equipment twice a week, and work out with a trainer, lifting weights.
BOB IGERI get up at 4:30 in the morning, seven days a week, no matter where I am in the world.
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 IGERThe heart and soul of the company is creativity and innovation.
BOB IGERWhat I’ve really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.
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 IGER