There are some important differences between me and Tony Stark, like I have five kids, so I spend more time going to Disneyland than parties.

Land on Mars, a round-trip ticket - half a million dollars. It can be done.

Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.

I don't spend my time pontificating about high-concept things; I spend my time solving engineering and manufacturing problems.

Obviously Tesla is about helping solve the consumption of energy in a sustainable manner but you need the production of energy in a sustainable manner.

Yeah, well I think anyone who likes fast cars will love the Tesla. And it has fantastic handling by the way. I mean this car will crush a Porsche on the track, just crush it. So if you like fast cars, you'll love this car. And then oh, by the way, it happens to be electric and it's twice the efficiency of a Prius.

You want to be extra rigorous about making the best possible thing you can. Find everything that's wrong with it and fix it.