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
couple school years
Graduate school is a place to hide for a couple of years.
positive philosophy fall
I always went into an area that was in last place, with a philosophy, 'You can't fall off the floor.' And I was lucky, was at the right time and the right place, with the right ideas, and each one of these areas became number one.
business oil want
The movie business has always been like the wild-catting oil business. Everyone wants a gusher.
basketball team golfers
I gravitate toward the team thing. I'm not a golfer - I much prefer basketball.
ideas supportive conflict
The whole business starts with ideas, and we're convinced that ideas come out of an environment of supportive conflict, which is synonymous with appropriate friction.
dream heart creativity
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.
growth growing dies
If it's not growing, it's going to die.
risk trying be-prepared
Well, when you're trying to create things that are new, you have to be prepared to be on the edge of risk.
creativity diversity being-different
Diversity is a great force towards creativity.
technology giving creative
The only thing that gives [new technology] purpose is the kind of creative content we all produce.
successful people biographies
When I read biographies, I'm only interested in the first few chapters. I'm not interested in when people become successful. I'm interested in what made them successful.
views background-noise appreciate
Eventually the consumer will come to appreciate the editorial point of view of every different brand. User-generated content without editorial oversight will simply be background noise.
mean successful odds
The odds of being successful are the same for every group that is educated in America. It's just that the group that is not wealthy is 95 percent of the population. So if there are 100 successful people in a room, probably 95 out of 100 came from more modest means.
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.