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" Rather than make 20 things and throw them at the wall and hope you get 6 that maybe feel like keepers, why not focus? "

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" We're in the culture business. You are constantly monitoring cultural shifts, current events, shifts in mores, things that reflect society, and, at times, we try to drive it. "

" Whether Amazon is good at making and sustaining an entertainment business remains to be seen. But they certainly are 100% focused every day on optimizing the consumer experience and reducing friction. "

" I've spent a lot of time encouraging, corralling, protecting, and sparring with creative people. "

Creative People

" I still love a great pilot as much as I did the day I started at NBC. "

" I love talent because they are passionate. They can be emotional and irrational and unpredictable... and that's okay, because all we want is something exciting on the page and on the screen. "

" When you get these franchises with some built in profiles and anticipation... I think the anticipation and the buildup can can exceed the delivery. "

" Before there was cable, Fox was cable. "

" NBC, for me, is like the crazy ex-wife that I can't get away from. "

" One of the things I truly enjoy about my job is the dynamic nature of having a foot in each world - the world of the talent, who create our product - and the world of our business in which we market, distribute, and monetize that product. "

" Success is often built on the shoulders of failure - from which new configurations emerge. "

" As the media landscape continues to evolve, 'Conan' will continue to lead the evolution of what a talk show will be in the digital age. "

" Unfortunately, there is no 'X Factor U.S.A.' without Simon Cowell. "

" I'm trying to be a broadcaster and have a big cultural impact. "

" Some of the greatest shows in history - 'Seinfeld,' 'Everybody Loves Raymond' and 'House' - had puny starts but the benefit of schedule protection, increasingly scarce in today's DVR world. Cable nets can tolerate small ratings, building hits in progress like 'Breaking Bad,' or marathon their way to a 'Duck Dynasty.' "

" Trying to make programs that are all things to everyone is not going to work. "

" There are not going to be hundreds of cable networks doing original programming; they won't be able to sustain the model. "

" If what you're doing today isn't vital, you're certainly not going to have a seat at the table in determining what's going to happen tomorrow. "

" Narrative storytelling is wired into our humanity. "

" I love TV. Always have. Since my mother told me to stop sitting so close and watching so much. "