I got the idea for Netflix after my company was acquired. I had a big late fee for Apollo 13. It was six weeks late and I owed the video store $40. I had misplaced the cassette. It was all my fault.

Not every show has to work equally well. It just has to work better than any competitor because then we can outbid for the content.

The best managers figure out how to get great outcomes by setting the appropriate context, rather than by trying to control their people.

I think there will be 20 years of evolution from linear broadcast to internet television.

I've worked very hard, but my life's always been fun.

I don't know of any Internet service that opens on a regional basis.

But it may be one of our best markets in the long term because when the Japanese society embraces a brand it is a very deep connection, so we're willing to make that investment knowing that it's not the quick route to success that might be in other countries.