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
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We still have a number of challenges ahead of us, but we remain convinced of the extraordinary potential of our businesses,
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We are keeping our eyes open, ... We are happy with what we got with the Fox Family acquisition. We will keep looking but we are not going to do it to get a good headline in the media. If we are going to do anything at all it will be to enhance the company.
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The reaction to (the film) has been extraordinary (in previews), ... Don't count on Lion King but we think it will be a successful movie. I am very encouraged.
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The only thesis that still makes sense is, do your job. Make each one of your great brands work well. Run the balance sheet well. Run the company well,
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These assets are completely complementary to our existing holdings, and they all go to Disney's
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These assets are a perfect fit for our company, ... We paid appropriately for a rare asset.
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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.
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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.
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In a soft economy, Disney's overall performance continues to be solid, ... Our studio has added yet another quarter to a year of strong growth. At our parks, effective expense-management measures have largely compensated for the weaker attendance that we had anticipated.
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The message that we are trying to get across here is we are conscious of how great our assets are and what they can generate. We feel strongly about our future position and this is the beginning of a series of conference calls we will do to articulate that, to help the markets have the same confidence we have.
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The message of the second quarter, as with the first, is that Disney continues on track, ... We continue to see encouraging signs in our parks and resorts unit and we are highly focused on addressing the challenges at the ABC network.
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I regret Sandy's decision, but I accept it and respect his desire to pursue new ventures,
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highly focused on addressing the challenges at the ABC network.
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in a large scale, not a one-off scale.