You Can Have Great Teachers, But If

My Wife Was The First Art Collector In The Family, And I Didn't Become Interested Until Around 1973. The First Important Artwork We Bought Was A Van Gogh Drawing Of Two Peasant Houses In Saintes-maries-de-la-mer.

I've Never Been One Who Enjoys Maintaining The Status Quo. I'm Always Pushing For New Ideas, Whether It's In Business Or Philanthropy.

People Don't Know I've Got A Deep Social Conscience. I'm A Child Of The Depression, Born In 1933. My Parents Were Very Liberal In Their Social Views.

People Always Say Congratulations. When You're A Successful Bidder It Means You're Willing To Spend More Money Than Anyone Else. I'm Not Sure If That's Congratulations Or Condolences.

To Me, Money Is A Means To Do Good. I Reached A Point In My Life Where I Had Enjoyed Tremendous Business Success That Afforded My Family Everything We Could Possibly Want. My Wife And I Then Decided That We Could Use Our Wealth To Make A Difference. So We Created The Broad Foundations To Do Four Things: To Improve Urban Public Education, To Support Innovative Scientific And Medical Research, To Foster Art Appreciation For Audiences Worldwide And To Support Civic Initiatives In Los Angeles.