Again, I think there are individuals who I'd like to meet in a dark alley somewhere and have some fun with them only because they are liars and cowards.
Again, the nice part about it is that we listen to our fans, and they're the ones who really decide who is ready to break through into that top echelon.
As far as sustaining our popularity, I believe we can.
As you would imagine, the Aussies are world-renowned for their hospitality, and just being all-around good human beings.
But because our organization has grown so much and in so many different ways, the delegation process places responsibility and authority on the shoulders of people you can watch grow and watch the way they treat others.
But other than that, no, I'm not flattered by what I read when people call me a genius and things of that nature because I'm not.
Despite the way I would feel personally about someone, if it's the right business thing to do, I'll do it for our audience.
From a person standpoint, the old expression of what doesn't kill you makes you stronger is somewhat true.
I believe that given the audience attention level, we could do an even more compelling 90 minutes.
I don't know of any performer that's worked for MGM or any other major studios who thinks he has, in some way, some right to ownership of films he's done.
I don't know what drives me, I don't have a clue, but I'm driven more today than I ever have been.
I guess maybe another gift I have is a great work ethic.
I have to do something with my mind, or I'll get in trouble.
I think that the Internet - and I do love the free flow of ideas on the 'Net - is like the wild west of the information world.
I think there are certain business matters which we must now conduct differently than we used to.
I thought it would be great for WWF fans, especially Canadians, to see Bret back in some capacity.
I understand the common man because I understand me in that regard at least.
I would dare say that most anyone in public life, if they stay in public long enough, is not treated fairly.
I'm a real common sense guy who caught a lot of good breaks and who has been very, very fortunate.
I'm excited about it, thrilled with the success thus far.
I'm not afraid of failing. I don't like to fail. I hate to fail. But I'm not afraid of it.
I'm not too good at lying still in the sun.
If we use less expletives, does that mean we're losing our edge?
In America it's live by the sword of freedom of expression and be will to die by it as well.
In Europe we could do it, if we fly as soon as the event is over.
In the real world of competition, the players want to compete and they want to compete at the very highest level.
It's Bret choice not to want that. I'm alright with it.
It's difficult to do that internally, because you're flying five, six hours.
It's the greatest form of sports-entertainment in history, and the audience loves it for that, but at one time, this industry was lying to the public.
One of the problems with the Internet is that a lot of times it is inaccurate.
One of the public things that my character (Mr. McMahon) says is that I always do everything I do for WWF fans.
So I think, in as much as I applaud the Internet, it has contributed to the acceleration of what was already in decline.
So no, I don't think we've lost our edge at all.
So we're living by that sword, and we're going to cut every now and then from it's backlash.
So, I don't know why Bret would think that he should have some right to ownership or right to usage of videotape, which is no different than any actor who performs in any sitcom or television show.
So, I get a kick out of working with the media.
Sometimes you have to take a half step back to take two forward.
That crossover of whether it's entertainment or news is the biggest crock of b.s. in television today, because it's all entertainment.
The biggest thrill in the world is entertaining the public, there is no bigger thrill than that.
The contributions and sacrifices of so many people in this organization through so many years have created this sensation.
The key, of course, is to stay away from the losing years.
The one thing you cannot get from any other form of entertainment - you cannot get the rush of 20,000 people, what they give you as a performer. No actor can get that.
The Rock will always come back to us.
The standards are being lowered, not just on the Internet, but in all of news and media.
There's no Hollywood outlet for this. The Rock's hooked, like all of us are.
We are working with them to help the audience at large - much less our audience - find TNN.
We do have our finger on the pulse of the marketplace, if for no other reasons than having all these live events and listening to our audience all the time.
We love our fans, so there's nothing we wouldn't do for them, and we go directly to t hem.
We need to continue to grow those networks because the appeal of MTV is a limited demographic compared to the much larger demographic which the WWF attracts.
We were moderately disappointed in some of the promotion for some of their channels. TNN is difficult to find sometimes.
We're going to be treated very poorly, I think that goes with the territory, and you have to get over it, get beyond it and know who you are among your peers and especially among your family when you look in the mirror.
When I'm on vacation here in the States, I can do all kinds of stuff; I can train and keep busy.
When you think about it, you should compare the World Wrestling Federation to other major entertainment companies or motion picture studios.
You do have to delegate as you grow.
You have some years that are very good, and some years that aren't quite as good.
He has been married to his wife Linda since 1966.
Although Vince McMahon's XFL was considered a failure, their broadcasts used the SkyCam (a camera which was suspended over the field of play), a technology developed for XFL broadcasts and now used by the NFL.
Vince once appeared on Late Night with David Letterman during a New Year's bit as a commentator. He was stationed outside a hospital waiting for the first baby born in the New Year.
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