I've always wanted to be part of stories about social justice - urgent, meaningful, substantial dramas.

It was the middle of winter, Con Edison had shut off my power, and I didn't have an agent. I made this VHS tape of some monologues, but I didn't even have the money for a MetroCard. So I walked the tapes 'round to the different agencies in town.

I've never had any money.

I'm a scrappy outsider from Boston, so didn't have a privileged background at all like many in business.

Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.

We're trying to democratise financial services, to ensure that management and movement of money is a right for all citizens, not the privilege of the affluent.

Even if you were to fall into extreme financial hardship and file for bankruptcy, you need to understand that your student loan debt will not be discharged in bankruptcy. It is the Velcro of all debts.

Together, Apple and Walmart represent the intense separation of American life into blue and red, rich and poor, overpriced and undersold, hyperconnected and left behind.