"I try to put myself in his shoes – I’ve got this great deal, I’ve got this creative control, I can say whatever I want, but...
"We’re only going to do it when it makes sense for our business and for our bottom line.”
“I will not list every human that I met with yesterday, because that would be what we call a ‘poor-leverage decision’. It would be bad business.”
"The rivalry between Roberts and Iger spans multiple acquisitions across multiple decades."
“I have no intention of going anywhere.”
“Leaders will be communicating the news directly to the first group of impacted employees over the next four days."
"If Bob Iger wants his next successor to come from the sports world, that is his guy. Hell, forget sports. Pitaro may be the best person...
"One of the reasons we're optimistic is we know the power and the popularity of live sports and we know how attractive it is."
"Pitaro received the title of Chairman when ESPN was reorganized into its own division of the Walt Disney Company last month."
"Candidly, I’d read the business press on this before a knucklehead such as myself."