I'm strong-willed. Architects are strong-willed. You get the best results with a strong client and a strong architect working together.

I never stay anywhere — parties , museums, meetings — longer than 3 hours.

Collectors become obsessive and then addicted. You become addicted to art and you can't live without it.

To me, money is a means to do good. I reached a point in my life where I had enjoyed tremendous business success that afforded my family everything we could possibly want. My wife and I then decided that we could use our wealth to make a difference. So we created the Broad Foundations to do four things: to improve urban public education, to support innovative scientific and medical research, to foster art appreciation for audiences worldwide and to support civic initiatives in Los Angeles.

Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any business background or appetite for imposing appropriate discipline.

Without a doubt, stem cell research will lead to the dramatic improvement in the human condition and will benefit millions of people.

I can imagine no more important contribution to our country's future than a long-term commitment to improving urban K-12 public schools.