Bob Iger famous quotes

05-17-2025

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

#Thinking #People #Stories
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.
-- Bob Iger

#Jobs #People #Legacy
The heart and soul of the company is creativity and innovation.
-- Bob Iger

#Heart #Creativity #Innovation
What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.
-- Bob Iger

#Optimism #Important
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 Iger

#Stars #War #Character
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.
-- Bob Iger

#Home #Mean #Opportunity
We're delighted to be working with Apple to offer fans a new and innovative way to experience our wildly popular shows.
-- Bob Iger

#Apples #Fans #Way
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.
-- Bob Iger

#Successful #Technology #Creating
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 Iger

#Tv Shows #People #Giving
People don't like to follow pessimists.
-- Bob Iger

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

#Believe #Opportunity #People
Identify what all the issues are & when you find them don't hide from them.
-- Bob Iger

#Issues
Keeping it simple for the consumer is incredibly dire.
-- Bob Iger

#Simple #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.
-- Bob Iger

#Eye #Thinking #People
Sometimes I feel like I'm a contestant in a reality show that probably would be called The Apprentice Survivor Millionaire.
-- Bob Iger

#Reality #Would Be #Survivor
I began as a weatherman and I learned very quickly I wasn't very good at it.
-- Bob Iger

#Weathermen #Very Good
I drive myself to and from work. I love the privacy.
-- Bob Iger

#Privacy
I get up at 4:30 in the morning, seven days a week, no matter where I am in the world.
-- Bob Iger

#Morning #World #Matter
I had worked at Disney since they bought the company that I had worked for, ABC in the mid-90s.
-- Bob Iger

#Company
I started off wanting very much to be a newscaster.
-- Bob Iger
I ride a bike and use aerobic equipment twice a week, and work out with a trainer, lifting weights.
-- Bob Iger

#Work Out #Use #Weight
I have a fondness for jazz, particularly for jazz singers, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald all the way through the Sinatra era.
-- Bob Iger

#Holiday #Singers #Way
I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.
-- Bob Iger

#Thinking #People #Important
Digital piracy needs to be addressed. Without content protection, investment in content can't be supported. We need secure distribution. If you (telecommunications equipment and software makers) help us, we will make it easier for you to distribute our content.
-- Bob Iger

#Contentment #Needs #Digital

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