1 00:00:08,946 --> 00:00:10,865 Let's go sit. Come on. We'll talk about the day. 2 00:00:13,743 --> 00:00:15,995 I get motivated by great creativity. 3 00:00:18,622 --> 00:00:21,292 It's so much a part of what we do as a company. 4 00:00:21,751 --> 00:00:24,295 And there's nothing that energizes me more than that. 5 00:00:25,838 --> 00:00:29,675 The Walt Disney Company occupies such a special place in the world. 6 00:00:31,886 --> 00:00:35,347 We primarily, in our storytelling, manufacture happiness, 7 00:00:35,431 --> 00:00:38,184 is the way I like to describe it. That's pretty motivating. 8 00:00:55,284 --> 00:00:57,870 Walt Disney's name is the company's name. 9 00:00:58,245 --> 00:01:01,624 I'm reminded every day that I come to work of the company's heritage. 10 00:01:01,707 --> 00:01:05,086 And I never lose sight of not only the significance of that 11 00:01:05,169 --> 00:01:09,423 but of just how fortunate I consider myself to be in the chair, 12 00:01:09,507 --> 00:01:12,510 so to speak, atop a company that he founded. 13 00:01:13,427 --> 00:01:17,890 It's pretty extraordinary working with an incredibly large and diverse group 14 00:01:17,973 --> 00:01:20,476 of extremely talented people across the world, 15 00:01:20,559 --> 00:01:22,186 who work at the Walt Disney Company, 16 00:01:22,269 --> 00:01:25,106 that come to work every day with a passion for what they do 17 00:01:25,189 --> 00:01:28,442 and, not only respect for the company that they work for, 18 00:01:28,526 --> 00:01:31,404 but a respect for the people that they're trying to reach. 19 00:01:31,487 --> 00:01:34,615 [fanfare music] 20 00:01:34,699 --> 00:01:37,034 Anytime a child goes to his or her first movie, 21 00:01:37,118 --> 00:01:39,245 it's a memorable experience. 22 00:01:39,829 --> 00:01:44,125 In my particular case, my grandparents took me to see Cinderella 23 00:01:44,208 --> 00:01:46,210 when, I believe, I was four years old. 24 00:01:46,711 --> 00:01:51,549 In Brooklyn, New York, seeing a classic Disney film, 25 00:01:51,632 --> 00:01:54,510 I think, was maybe fortuitous, 26 00:01:54,593 --> 00:01:56,679 because it stuck with me my whole life. 27 00:01:56,762 --> 00:02:00,391 Twenty-five thousand tickets were sold in advance for the concert... 28 00:02:00,474 --> 00:02:03,477 [Iger] I knew I wanted to go into the field of television. 29 00:02:03,561 --> 00:02:06,939 I didn't quite end up in the field that I wanted to be in. 30 00:02:07,356 --> 00:02:10,943 I wanted to be a television news anchorman. 31 00:02:11,318 --> 00:02:13,320 So, I aspired to be Walter Cronkite. 32 00:02:13,738 --> 00:02:17,783 But I discovered early on that the likelihood of my being Walter Cronkite 33 00:02:17,867 --> 00:02:20,369 [chuckles] was pretty, pretty low. 34 00:02:20,453 --> 00:02:24,457 And so I redirected and ended up in production at ABC. 35 00:02:25,166 --> 00:02:27,668 I was at ABC Sports for 13 years. 36 00:02:27,752 --> 00:02:29,336 Everything starts to melt. 37 00:02:30,129 --> 00:02:32,131 The bobsled run is melting. 38 00:02:32,214 --> 00:02:34,175 -They can't do the downhill skiing. -[woman] That's right. 39 00:02:34,258 --> 00:02:38,137 And I've got nothing to put on, except maybe Sweden versus Romania in hockey. 40 00:02:38,220 --> 00:02:39,263 [people chuckle] 41 00:02:39,346 --> 00:02:43,017 And so when I moved from sports to entertainment, 42 00:02:43,100 --> 00:02:46,228 in reality, they were both similar in that 43 00:02:46,312 --> 00:02:48,689 the most important thing about entertainment, 44 00:02:48,773 --> 00:02:52,485 whether it was ABC or anywhere, was, essentially, telling a great story. 45 00:03:00,409 --> 00:03:03,162 Giving a diverse group of people the opportunity 46 00:03:03,245 --> 00:03:06,624 to feel that they can make something 47 00:03:06,707 --> 00:03:10,544 and actually make a difference with what they make is pretty powerful. 48 00:03:11,170 --> 00:03:15,174 What I want for everyone that works for us is not just success, 49 00:03:15,257 --> 00:03:19,178 but I want them to experience what I've experienced over the years 50 00:03:19,261 --> 00:03:22,056 and what people who have worked for The Walt Disney Company, 51 00:03:22,139 --> 00:03:25,267 including Walt Disney, experienced over 96 years, 52 00:03:25,351 --> 00:03:29,563 and that is the impact of telling a great story on people all over the world. 53 00:03:29,647 --> 00:03:31,607 We know what the essence of a good story is 54 00:03:31,691 --> 00:03:33,025 and what a good Disney story is, 55 00:03:33,109 --> 00:03:34,985 and a good Marvel story, and Pixar, 56 00:03:35,069 --> 00:03:37,697 and Star Wars, and I could go on and on. 57 00:03:37,780 --> 00:03:42,201 There's something incredibly, not only motivating and thrilling, 58 00:03:42,284 --> 00:03:44,829 but gratifying about that. 59 00:03:46,247 --> 00:03:47,331 We're all, in many ways, in the-- 60 00:03:47,415 --> 00:03:50,084 not only in the same business, but doing the same thing, 61 00:03:50,167 --> 00:03:52,461 which is trying to reach people all over the world 62 00:03:52,545 --> 00:03:55,005 in very compelling ways, trying to touch people's hearts. 63 00:03:57,133 --> 00:04:02,930 I'm the same guy that I was when I graduated from Ithaca College in 1973 64 00:04:03,013 --> 00:04:05,141 or from Oceanside High School in 1969 65 00:04:05,224 --> 00:04:09,061 or that went to see Cinderella with my grandparents in the mid-'50s 66 00:04:09,145 --> 00:04:11,731 or watched Mickey Mouse Club on television. 67 00:04:13,190 --> 00:04:14,233 I love a great story. 68 00:04:15,026 --> 00:04:18,195 And, um, I also happen to love what I do 69 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:21,866 and consider myself extremely fortunate to be in this business, 70 00:04:22,366 --> 00:04:24,035 in this company, at this time. 71 00:04:24,118 --> 00:04:26,120 Where we're more energized, 72 00:04:26,203 --> 00:04:29,707 more motivated, more optimistic about our company's future 73 00:04:29,790 --> 00:04:30,791 than we've ever been. 74 00:04:30,875 --> 00:04:32,251 And that's just fun.