I’ve always been the one who struggled financially, so now it’s so cool that I can make my own money and do whatever I want with it."

I’ve dealt with a lot of people with bad intentions. Just because somebody has a following does not mean that they are a good person or a good friend.

If I was staying the same, then I wouldn’t be evolving and changing and that would be boring and that would be unhealthy."

Relationships with people in general, in no matter what capacity, are something that’s very emotional. They mean a lot to you. I think having eyes on that in a critical way can be really tough."

Investigating some of the largest subprime lenders - Wells Fargo, Countrywide, Ameriquest, Household Finance - I've seen how their terrible, toxic loans were closed by any means necessary and eventually packaged, sold as securities, and bet upon until they exploded and decimated our economy.

Where I'm from on the Gold Coast, we say that there are a lot of 'cashed-up Bogans,' you know, people with no class but a lot of money.

I think I'm doing some good. Obviously, I don't need any more money.

I don't think anybody ever makes any money buying and selling stock. They have to make money by keeping the stock.