There is no science in creativity. If you don't give yourself room to fail, you won't innovate. -Bob Iger Science
What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership. -Bob Iger Leadership
I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately. -Bob Iger Leadership
People gravitate to what they believe to be popular... Technology is enabling even more of that. -Bob Iger Technology
Honestly, I'm interested in politics; I'm interested in giving back in some form, performing some sort of civic duty. But I'm not exploring a run for governor or senator or anything along those lines. I'm focused on running Disney. -Bob Iger Politics
When you think about it, media's the intersection of content and technology - it's all about storytelling, like photography and the camera. -Bob Iger Technology
Working hard to fulfill a dream or instinct and learning over time it doesn't work, doesn't mean a career is over and a reputation killed. When a reputation is killed, it's when failure comes as a result of loss of integrity or judgement... breaking of laws. -Bob Iger Learning
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
Working hard to fulfill a dream or instinct and learning over time it doesn't work, doesn't mean a career is over and a reputation killed. When a reputation is killed, it's when failure comes as a result of loss of integrity or judgement... breaking of laws. -Bob Iger Failure
Even though I started off being interested in news, and I spent 13 years of my career working in television sports, I always was passionate about television and movies. -Bob Iger Sports
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. -Bob Iger Morning
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 Respect
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 Business
