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

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

The heart and soul of the company is creativity and innovation.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Keeping it simple for the consumer is incredibly dire.

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.

When I understood that neither parents, nor family, nor friends, nor anyone in the world could offer me anything but pain, insults and wounds, I resolved to stop living for the world.

We live close together and we live far apart. We all go through the same things-it's all just a different kind of the same thing.

In life we do not attract what we want, we attract who we are.

Well, like I said, there's no reason everyone can't have a piece of the pie, even if there's a gordo there eating most of it.

As we sit here and idly chat, there are woman, female human beings, rolling around in strange beds with strange men, and we are making money from that.

At this stage I am not involved with young adults as closely as many other writers. My children are grown up and my grandchildren are still quite young.

Once you've opened yourself up, it's best to go all the way.

Angels are visible to those who accept the light and break the pact made with darkness.

Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?

All you have to do in life is be passionate and enthusiastic and you will have a wonderful life.