I remember when cable happened and everyone said broadcast was dead, and then satellite happened and everyone said cable was dead, and then DVDs happened and everyone said everything was over. Nothing was over. I'm very optimistic about the future.

It’s amazing what you can do when you stop worrying about failing.

I think the must-have power qualities for a female or male power leader are really the ability to focus, to work hard, to be extremely goal oriented and to not let the noise and the nonsense interfere with your mission - what you really feel you want to do with your career and your life.

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.

Take the job or the project that scares you a little. It's the one with the most to teach you.

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

I think the greatest thing we give each other is encouragement...knowing that I'm talking to someone in this mentoring relationship who's interested in the big idea here is very, very important to me. I think if it were just about helping me get to the next step, it would be a heck of a lot less interesting.