If you look at the Internet, it's been hard for a lot of the traditional media companies to launch viable brands.

I've never been fired in my life. From anything. I've never failed at anything I've tried.

I have prevented my kids from watching MTV at home. It's not safe for kids.

There's almost nothing that distracts you from your day-to-day problems more than a trip. You're totally consumed in the present, you've got new sense impressions, you've got all this stuff to digest.

Authenticity is really important, and sometimes thats really hard to get.

Read, listen to and watch everything you can. Explore the corners of popular culture and the arts. And, of course, these days you have to stay maniacally plugged in to the cutting edge of whatever technology is taking your profession into the future - otherwise you're toast.

If you look at the Internet, it's been hard for a lot of the traditional media companies to launch viable brands.