People want to do authentic things. They want to go horseback riding, fishing, shooting or searching for turtle nesting spots on the beach.
I don't mix business with anything. I don't do business dinners. I don't do business tennis. And I don't do business squash.
Nothing communicates with the people who make real decisions in Hollywood like spending your own money and showing that you can make profitable films.
In Denver, if you get a reputation for being too competitive, people don't want to play with you or do business with you.
Furthermore, I don't believe you have to be quite that competitive to compete effectively. Beyond a certain point, all that bearing down is self-defeating.
It must operate at a profit. You can't have any structure, especially not a long-term one, that does not have under it a firm financial foundation that can ensure its longevity.
Some of the early speculation I saw in the press was that I am a rail fan. I'm not. This is not a hobby. This is a full-time business, and a very serious one at that. We're making this railroad work.
Sexuality is among the most personal of issues, and it has never been my intent to weigh in on people's private lives.
Both the Anschutz Foundation and I contribute to numerous organizations that pursue a wide range of causes.
Adversity is a huge advantage - as long as you think of it as an advantage - because it helps you do things you never thought you were capable of doing.
My friends think I'm a candidate for a lobotomy, and my competitors think I'm naive or stupid or both. But you know what? I don't care.
I must have had an early leaning toward business. Not that I had an understanding of this when I was 10 years old, but when you see what can be done, the possibilities, you want to be involved in something. You want to own it.
From the very first days of AEG, my vision has been to tie together world class real estate development structured around entertainment venues with premium sports and live entertainment content.