keywords: ovitz eisner disney walt michael
text: Eisner: TV Interview with Ovitz Was Dumb  GEORGETOWN, Del. (Reuters) - Michael Eisner, the chief  executive of the Walt Disney Co. &lt;A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DIS.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"&gt;DIS.N&lt;/A&gt;, on Thursday said it  was "stupid" to appear on a national television show in 1996 to  show his support for Michael Ovitz and conceded he was less  than candid with the public during the interview.