Coinbase is 'the' brand in the Bitcoin space. Their founder Brian Armstrong was amongst the first good entrepreneurs to emerge in this space. While others championed ideological or underground/illicit interests, Brian saw an opportunity to change the world for the better and build a big business out of it.

What bitcoin does better than the current financial system is it's a better stored value globally. There are a lot of countries that really don't trust their banks or their currency, and bitcoin is an alternative.

I describe Bitcoin as 'the Skype of money.'

Most people hoard their money - just keep it in the bank. Bitcoin will really take off when people start spending it, creating a velocity of money.

I grew up with my career being thrust upon me. It took me a long time to believe that I could do more than that one aspect of our business.

I thought 'The Well' was going to launch my career, but nothing happened.

There are so many societies, so many churches, so many -isms, that it is almost impossible for an independent man to succeed in a political career.

What counts in Hollywood is box office. It doesn't really matter what people think of you as an actor because, as long as you have been in a movie that has made money, you will always get another job.