It’s a real concern of mine every day. What can we do? How much can we do? How quickly can we address all these important things? Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
My goal is to make the biggest difference possible in the world. I have only so many resources and so much time. Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
At Participant, I am the board. I am the sole greenlight at the company. If something happened to me, that would be a problem. Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
Young entrepreneurs, in general, feel they’re too busy running their companies, which I think is a mistake. But once they’re older, you see much more of a propensity to be involved in philanthropy. Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
My goal was to leverage the power of movies and the reach they have and include important messages. Of course, they still have to be entertaining so that people will watch them, but I wanted to make sure there was a message, a takeaway. Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
When I started Participant, I felt that the movie business was ripe for a company that dealt with big issues in a systemic way. I was a little surprised that nobody had done it before. But to most people, entertainment is escapism. Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
I learned Hollywood is a small community, and you really have to be a part of the community to get anything done. Unlike traditional industries, where you can do things from afar with phone calls and e-mail, this town is really about being social. Because that’s how trust gets built. Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
My views tend to be centrist. I’m not a big fan of George W., but my politics tend to be more Republican than not. Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
As a philanthropist, I give away a lot of money every year. Yet I thought there was a higher leverage to come in and create movies and TV shows that were actually able to do some good in the world. Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
My dream is that Participant is producing content in every language in every part of the world. Jeffrey Skoll Read Quote
