As an industry, the film industry is better than most. It’s not perfect – I wish every company would carbon-offset their productions – but it’s better than one would expect. Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
If you believe that people are basically good, and you remove obstacles, then they’ll do the right thing by each other. Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
If you can find ways to give people hope that they can achieve something or make a difference, then there’s an opportunity for something good to happen. Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
We gravitated to the idea of social entrepreneurs when it was a fairly nascent thing. We began to build the organization, focused on investing in and celebrating social entrepreneurs. Not long after that, we realized there was another opportunity to help bring them together and tell their stories. Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
Looking at America, which has so much wealth and potential and yet has so many deep-rooted problems, I think it gives us, as Canadians, an opportunity to be on the world stage on the climate change issue. Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
I backpacked around the world and went to places like Mexico City and Pakistan, where I’m like, ‘Oh. Things aren’t quite as good.’ Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
I went from living in a house with five guys in Palo Alto, and living off their leftovers, to all of a sudden having all kinds of resources. And I wanted to figure out how I could take the blessing of these resources and share it with the world. Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
When I first moved to Hollywood from Silicon Valley, I had some misgivings. But I found that there were some advantages to being in Hollywood. And, in fact, some advantages to owning your own media company. And I also found that Hollywood and Silicon Valley have a lot more in common than I would have dreamed. Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
The goal of Participant is to tell stories that serve as catalysts for social change. With our television channel, we can bring those stories into the homes of our viewers every day. Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
