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“I think in the years following Enron, investors were feeling bruised, and there was a lot of impatience. But there have been a lot of corporate governance reforms at a lot of companies so the edge has gone off in a lot of ways.”
Beth Young
“Yes, I obstructed justice, ... I instructed people on the [Enron audit] team to follow the document retention policy, which I knew would result in the destruction of documents.”
David Duncan
“I think the one hopeful message of Enron is actually Enron's own motto which, the director plays off very cleverly in the film and it's this motto 'Ask why'. And I think that audiences say, well, what can I take away from the film that actually offers some hope and offers some lesson that's positive? Ask why.”
Bethany McLean
“What's scary to me is that in the wake of Enron there has been this focus on corporate governance in the US and there have been all these conferences on it as well,”
“There's all this emphasis on the next Enron, when that doesn't exist. What's more common is a widespread stretching of the standards of accounting, particularly in what companies count as one-time items as opposed to recurring charges.”
Brett Gallagher
“Real people denied under oath that Duncan ordered a massive destruction of Enron documents. David Duncan did nothing criminal.”
Barry Flynn
“That is not a gray area. It is black and white. I believe the individuals at Enron I was dealing with had a clear understanding.”
Thomas Bauer
“Unfortunately, we still have the unknown of what may come from Enron.”
David Atkins
“The ultimate relief would have been to stop the sweep-up of funds to Enron Corp. from Enron North America, ... The judge didn't order that, but we got the next best thing.”
David Bennett
“The ultimate relief would have been to stop the sweep-up of funds to Enron Corp. from Enron North America. The judge didn't order that, but we got the next best thing.”
