The attributes we're focused on for Mickey are exactly the ones Walt had in mind in the first place. The original Mickey was impish and irreverent. Walt sanitized him because when Mickey got so popular, there was a fear that his behavior was influencing kids.

Bob Iger

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

Bob Iger

You can't allow tradition to get in the way of innovation. There's a need to respect the past, but it's a mistake to revere your past.

Bob Iger

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

Bob Iger

No one wants to follow a pessimist... You can be skeptical, you can be realistic, but you can't be cynical. If your boss is Eeyore, do you want to work with someone like that? Oh, bother.

Bob Iger

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

I have tremendous brand experience. What I do a lot for Disney is manage the great brands of this company, whether it's Disney, ESPN, ABC, Pixar, Marvel, 'Star Wars.' And I'm very engaged in technology and its impact on the consumer, either what experience you deliver for them or how to market and sell to them.

Bob Iger

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

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

There is no science in creativity. If you don't give yourself room to fail, you won't innovate.

Bob Iger

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

Bob Iger

Success can breed all kinds of other behavior and cause companies to behave a certain way that isn't necessarily the ingredients for achieving more success. For instance, with success comes arrogance, and that's typically the death of success.

Bob Iger

I can stand here today, look you in the face, and say I'm proud of the efforts of 'ABC News.' I respect 'ABC News.' And I believe they work very hard to present news in an extremely fair way.

Bob Iger

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

Bob Iger

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

Bob Iger

People gravitate to what they believe to be popular... Technology is enabling even more of that.

Bob Iger

Where we are as a nation is due to having an openness to the people of the world. It's incredibly important. I firmly believe that we cannot shut our borders to immigrants. I think a fair and just immigration policy is good for our country and good for our society.

Bob Iger

An all-out trade war with China would be damaging to Disney's business and to business in general. It's something I think we have to be very careful about.

Bob Iger

I have this lust for the so-called South Seas. I would like to explore every corner of the Pacific. You know the song: 'To everything turn, turn, turn, there is a season.' It's just time.

Bob Iger

It's not about how much you make: it's about how good the quality is. You'll be better off as a company making fewer things and concentrating on those and how you bring those to market... in a very less cluttered way, even though the marketplace is more cluttered.

Bob Iger

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

Bob Iger