Bob Iger

“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.”

“We're privileged as citizens of the United States to live in a society where the press can act in an adversarial role in a number of different ways.”

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

“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.”

“When you run the Walt Disney Co., you gain a fair amount of experience in customer-facing businesses, particularly in site-based entertainment. I have a lot of experience in marketing, a lot of experience in selling, particularly tickets to site-based entertainment or movies or whatever.”

“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.”

“I don't happen to believe, by the way, that immigration policies that single people out because of religion, for instance, are fair and just.”

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

“I never judge myself according to the expectations of others. I judge myself by the jobs I've been given over the years and by the extent to which I succeeded in those jobs.”

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

“We like the size of the company today given the environment and have no plans to split it up and make it smaller.”

“I won't speak for the entertainment industry. I speak for Disney. I've seen people in the industry come to work every morning paranoid about what the other person or other company is doing. That means you're spending time and focus on somebody else's business instead of your own.”

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

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

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

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

“It's not that I'm a daredevil. But I'm just generally not a fearful person. I don't conduct my life worrying about what could happen, what may happen.”

“I'm a lifetime Green Bay Packers fan.”

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

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