I don't worry about the stock price, ... I worry about what we do and how we do it, and if we do it well and if people like what we do, they'll come to our properties. If they come to our properties, we'll do well financially and the stock market reflects that. |
I had not one inkling from Joe, ever, of discontent with the way we operate, ... He and I operate very well together. We were totally on board as far as strategy. |
I made sure my tenure did not end until Hong Kong Disneyland opened and several other things were wrapped up. I'm so pleased with the way it has all come out. |
I regret Sandy's decision, but I accept it and respect his desire to pursue new ventures, |
I remember the first time we stood in this spot. We were on the deck of a boat in the middle of what was then Penny's Bay, envisioning what could be, what would be, what will be. Six years later, through our dream partnership with Hong Kong government, the creative dream is now a reality. Hong Kong Disneyland stands before us as a living symbol of the creativity and imagination that are the heart and soul of Disney. |
I think it makes great sense, that doesn't mean it will necessarily happen. |
I want to make clear my disappointment with the fact that the overall equity value of the company as I am writing this has not risen as it has in the past, |
I want to thank everybody for letting me share a piece of your lives for two decades, |
I wanted Bob to get on with it and start running the company as soon as possible. I'm glad the unnecessary distractions are over. |
I would hope that whatever they end up doing with Microsoft doesn't leave them in a way that they can't continue being that way, ... Have they done some things wrong? Has their behavior been a little aggressive? I guess it has and I guess there should be some retribution for that, but I wouldn't want to bring the whole company down on its knees. |
I've been doing this a long time and you spend a lot of time trying to do what's right and concentrate on the bottom line, concentrate on creative excellence, and sometimes you have disagreements with people, |
If I had told you a year ago that a single innovative quiz show would be a catalyst to bring ABC back to dominance, you would probably thought I was sprinkling a little too much pixie dust, |
If it's not growing, it's going to die. |
If you're soft and fuzzy, like our little characters, you become the skinny kid on the beach, and people in this business don't mind kicking sand in your face. |
in a large scale, not a one-off scale. |