Mr.
Matt
Spangler

“ I’m not interested in a giant sword-and-sandal epic. We’ve seen scope; everyone knows we can fake that. That stuff doesn’t impress in the way that it did even 10 years ago. We expect that from Starz [now]. So that’s not the reason to do that. What is it about this character that has purchased this place in our history and imagination that is relatable today? ”

“ The human brain wants to put things together; it wants to create a narrative. ”

“ I will never forget the first time I heard All Things Must Pass, and the overwhelming feeling of taking in that glorious music for the first time. It was like walking into a cathedral. George was making spiritually awake music – we all heard and felt it – and I think that was the reason that he came to occupy a very special place in our lives. ”

“ It’s like Mr. Miyagi having Daniel paint the fence, and later he realizes he’s been practicing karate….Badges are an important onboarding tool, but from the beginning we’ve said the important thing was data, and now we’ve gotten our users to leave all of these data signals. ”

“ Being dumb is an advantage in business. Why?!…Makes it easier to not get distracted by cool ideas that aren’t core to your business. Ok, this interview is really off to a terrible start. ”