Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner
Michael Dammann Eisneris an American businessman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth7 March 1942
CityMount Kisco, NY
CountryUnited States of America
lines matter one-line
It doesn't matter whether it comes in by cable, telephone lines, computor, or satellite. Everyone's going to have to deal with Disney.
kissing years television
If you make something good, eventually the audience will be there, eventually there will be something on the Internet that is a cultural phenomenon that's not available anywhere else, that's not available on television broadcasts, that's not on cable, it's only on some Web site. And the world will find it. And when that happens, it will be what the 'kiss' was to the theatrical movie business, 5,000 years ago or whenever it was.
goes-on television firsts
Television is very much like the motion picture; you need high-end product that will first go on broadcast or cable and eventually on the Internet, and then the lifespan of this content being distributed worldwide.
failure succeed
You can't succeed unless you've got failure, especially creatively.
shoes levels pairs
I find that, once you get into a position where you can afford a pair of shoes and a decent level of living, success in itself is empty.
doe models products
You just have to make sure the model you're working on does not undersell your product.
meaningful thinking achievement
I don't think individual achievement in business is the most meaningful way for it to operate,
queens kings choices
Content has always driven the business. Now it's no longer the queen to a king of distribution; it is the king, king, king, because the consumer has complete choice.
fear-of-failure possibility conditions
Fear of failure is a far worse condition than failure itself, because it kills off possibilities.
ideas innovation kaizen
There's no good idea that cannot be improved on.
originality sometimes worn
Sometimes you have to be worn out and burnt out to become authentic and original.
baseball play
You either play by the rules, change the rules, or get out, altogether.
years reputation assets
We all know that the Disney brand is our most valuable asset. It is the sum total of our seventy-five years in business, of our reputation, of everything that we stand for.
failure building easier
Recovering from failure is often easier than building from success.