Michael On
Michael On
growing-up culture firsts
I'm a first-generation American, so I had friends from several cultures while growing up, including Indian and Iranian friends.
mom drama class
My mom pushed me to take drama class.
church comfort duty
The duty of the church is to comfort the disturbed and to disturb the comfortable.
leader important characteristics
You don't characterize CEOs as dealmakers or in any one particular area. An important characteristic of a CEO is leader. That's probably the most important characteristic.
american-activist capture cut
We set out to capture what was happening, and then we cut that into the series.
company creation phase recognize results time today transform value
We set out to transform this company from a point-to-point long-distance company. The results today are strong. They need to be better, and they will be. But it's now time to recognize the value creation phase of our strategy.
ball good hitting job tone
We set the tone early. We did a good job of hitting the ball in the first inning.
ball early hit throughout tone
We set the tone early. We hit the ball well early and throughout the contest.
advantage deal great product
We used to have a significant advantage because we had a great deal of product we could get out of Canada.
convince
We usually are able to convince the person it makes more sense for them to cooperate,
beating ended played turned warsaw
When it was all over, Warsaw played really well for how windy it was, and they ended up beating us by seven. We ended up getting second, so it turned out well.
music near watch
When I'm in America, I like to be near the sea, listen to music, watch films, read and write.
design front logical rooms sure threshold
When I design a building, I'm making sure you and I can get to the front door, there's enough of a threshold for entry, and that the rooms are in a logical sequence.
information
When I did 'The Tudors,' there was massive information available and a ready-made market.