Tom Freston
Tom Freston
Thomas E. Frestonis an American entertainment industry executive...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
hard-work school pay
I always hustled to make money and pay for school. I was never afraid of hard work.
I've never been fired in my life. From anything. I've never failed at anything I've tried.
media looks internet
If you look at the Internet, it's been hard for a lot of the traditional media companies to launch viable brands.
kids home learning
I have prevented my kids from watching MTV at home. It's not safe for kids.
school graduates graduate-school
Travel is the best and probably cheapest graduate school you can buy.
art people places-to-go
I always imagined myself somehow as an electron around some atom, and you're just, like, bouncing around and spinning. There was a never-ending supply of places to go, people to see, things to do, and fitting it all in became kind of an art.
ideas world levels
We, as Americans, have so much to learn here. We have a shockingly low level of global awareness and familiarity and little idea of how the world sees us. And those disturbing facts keep getting us into a lot of trouble.
stuff problem impression
There's almost nothing that distracts you from your day-to-day problems more than a trip. You're totally consumed in the present, you've got new sense impressions, you've got all this stuff to digest.
thinking metrics tvs
I think online is a better platform. If you look at the metrics, if you look at the delivery system, if you look at social - all of the things that online can do - TV can't compete.
mean night thinking
I measure success in terms of the connection with the audience, which we've been able to do in spades. I mean, it's very hard to do that. You think about it, you go back in time, you can say, 'Well, there's, like, 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Rolling Stone' or 'MTV.'' I think 'Vice' is in that category now.
art cutting technology
Read, listen to and watch everything you can. Explore the corners of popular culture and the arts. And, of course, these days you have to stay maniacally plugged in to the cutting edge of whatever technology is taking your profession into the future - otherwise you're toast.
feelings minorities sometimes
Sometimes I just like the feeling of being a minority and seeing how far you can push yourself in extreme circumstances.
important sometimes authenticity
Authenticity is really important, and sometimes thats really hard to get.
other-cultures understanding increase
Travel early and travel often. Live abroad, if you can. Understand cultures other than your own. As your understanding of other cultures increases, your understanding of yourself and your own culture will increase exponentially.