L.A. is very special to me, so far away from my world on the East Coast, Europe, Asia. It's a bit of an island for me - less intense, less busy; because of time difference and location, it has a calming effect. At least it used to be all that.

I don't have a house, and I don't have a lot of time for socializing, so every year I have a party for all of my friends.

Possessing things is not that interesting. Living in a grand environment to show myself and others that I have wealth has zero appeal.

Everything I do now is about growing the pot to have more to give away.

The biggest determinant in our lives is culture, where we are born, what the environment looks like. But the second biggest determinant is probably governance, good governance or a certain kind of governance makes a huge difference in our lives.

If you erased New York, I hate to say it, if you erased Frankfurt, even London, the world would not have changed.

Luckily the whole world is not like me, or else, there would be no world.