Bob Iger Quotes

For us to grow globally, it's not enough to just be an exporter. We have to be a creator.
Bob Iger

Enough, Grow, Creator

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

Good, Learned, Began

I don't want to sound too critical, but we're taking a wait-and-see approach on UltraViolet.
Bob Iger

Sound, Taking, Approach

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

Love, Work, 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, Matter, Days

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

Since, Company, Worked

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

Through, Holiday, Jazz

I ride a bike and use aerobic equipment twice a week, and work out with a trainer, lifting weights.
Bob Iger

Work, Week, Bike

I started off wanting very much to be a newscaster.
Bob Iger

Off, Started, Wanting

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

Leadership, Important, Role

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

Mind, Important, Tell

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

Technology, Successful, Through

I'm privileged and grateful to lead The Walt Disney Company and our talented, dedicated team at this exciting time.
Bob Iger

Time, Team, Grateful

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

Movies, Give, Company

It's a good time to be in the content business though, the branded content business.
Bob Iger

Time, Good, Business

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

Simple, Keeping, Consumer

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

Work, Home, Business

People don't like to follow pessimists.
Bob Iger

Follow, Pessimists

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

Content, Brand, Attributes

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

Love, Change, Good

The riskiest thing we can do is just maintain the status quo.
Bob Iger

Status, Quo, Maintain

We have a unique opportunity as Disney because it really is the only true global entertainment brand.
Bob Iger

True, Unique, Global

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

Leadership, Time, Important

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: February 10, 1951

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