People don't know I've got a deep social conscience. I'm a child of the Depression, born in 1933. My parents were very liberal in their social views.

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.

Every artist is unreasonable, because he or she is doing something that hasn't been done before.

Art evokes emotion. It doesn't have to be a thing of beauty.

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

I'd rather be respected than loved.

Anything I do, I spend a lot of time. I do it with passion and intensity. I want to be in charge.