I never looked at a title and said, I want that.

Surround yourself with the best people and then get out of their way. Give them a chance to exceed your expectations and they usually will.

Television has always been something you watch; now, increasingly, it is also something you do.

The more opportunities people have to experience television on different platforms, the more television they consume overall. So there actually has been a benefit, but the ratings have gone down. But we've seen kind of the horizontal benefit of this. And it remains a great, great promotion engine.

Art has been good for my soul. And it's been good for my brain. I think I'm a better painter now than I was a musician growing up. You struggle to see things and translate an image through your hands to a canvas.

My theme song is always: "Pay attention to your viewer. Follow them."

I am so very honored to be the recipient of MIPCOM's 2011 Personality of the Year. However, the accomplishments that have led to this honor are not mine alone. They are the result of the tireless efforts of so very many talented colleagues.