Author

The moment we put up the PayPal button, some guy donated $300. That's when we realized that if you give somebody a chance to support something on the Internet, they'll do it.

From Burnie Burns

I started one of the first online video companies way back in 2003.

From Burnie Burns

The initial plan for Rooster Teeth is really different from the initial plan for the group, because we started as a group that was making one show: 'Red vs. Blue.'

From Burnie Burns

Usually, YouTube channels are named after the person that you see on camera... or in the case of ours, it could have been the show, but we didn't even name the company 'Red vs. Blue.' We named it something else to give people the idea that we were going to be doing more than that.

From Burnie Burns

We had seen the way the print industry had been disrupted; we'd seen how the audio industry got disrupted, so it just seemed like a natural progression that video was next. We thought we were late to the game in 2003.

From Burnie Burns

When we first started, everything was animated, everything was comedy, and there was really nothing that was longer than about two minutes, because that's all audiences would watch.

From Burnie Burns

People think that if you get a lot of views, the ad truck just shows up at your front door. That's just not true.

From Burnie Burns

If somebody's in the community doing cool stuff, we'll hire them.

From Burnie Burns

We recognize that the whole world is kind of moving in this direction to digital distribution, but at the same time, there are still people who only watch movies in a movie theater, and there are some people who only watch certain programs on television or certain things on Netflix.

From Burnie Burns

I think, ultimately, the story of Rooster Teeth is going to be one of longevity.

From Burnie Burns

Burnie Burns

Notable Quotes

Authors with Similar Views

Freddie Wong

Kevin Lynch

Nolan Bushnell

Victor Koo

Bing Gordon

Authors with Opposing Views

Patrick Fischler

Victor Koo

Alain Resnais

Andrew Stanton

Connor Franta