After the first exams, I switched to the Faculty of Philosophy and studied Zoology in Munich and Vienna.

I studied at a grammar school and later at the University of Vienna in the Faculty of Medicine.

If two actors can communicate well during a scene, it works and makes for good chemistry.

Real Housewives of New Jersey' has taught me more about the nature of a vacuum in space than any of the demonstrations in my high school AP physics textbook.

Auctions create greater price discovery and liquidity, resulting in a very meaningful final auction price. If you were building a securities exchange today, an auction would be a core feature.

I teach 18- to 21-year-olds - the 'Harry Potter' generation. They grew up as voracious readers, reading books in this exploding genre. But at some point, I would love for them to give Umberto Eco or A.S. Byatt a try. I hope 'A Discovery of Witches' will serve as a kind of stepping-stone.