Bob Iger quotes

Bob Iger is an American businessman best known for his role as CEO of The Walt Disney Company. Under his leadership, Disney expanded its reach through major acquisitions and creative innovation. He continues to be regarded as one of the most influential leaders in the entertainment industry. Here are 21 of his quotes:

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.

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I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.

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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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Sometimes I feel like I'm a contestant in a reality show that probably would be called The Apprentice Survivor Millionaire.

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People still love a good story, and I don't think that will change.

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People don't like to follow pessimists.

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Keeping it simple for the consumer is incredibly dire.

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

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I began as a weatherman and I learned very quickly I wasn't very good at it.

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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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Netflix, Amazon, iTunes - whatever platforms emerge - we are looking at as having the same potential that home video had for the movie business. 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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I have a fondness for jazz, particularly for jazz singers, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald all the way through the Sinatra era.

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I drive myself to and from work. I love the privacy.

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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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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 started off wanting very much to be a newscaster.

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I'm committed to increasing long-term value for shareholders and am confident we will continue to do so through the successful execution of our core strategic priorities: the creation of high quality, branded content and experiences, the use of technology, and creating growth in numerous and exciting international markets.

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It's in our best interest to put some of the old rules aside and create new ones and follow the consumer - what the consumer wants and where the consumer wants to go.

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