Israel has incredible entrepreneurial spirit and a deep bench of technology talent.

It's important to choose initial investors who are not twitchy and rushing for an exit. Wall Street's quarter-by-quarter lens may make the CEO make sub-optimal long-term decisions.

I try getting in front of as many opportunities as possible, but in the late '90s, I had no idea that I'd end up being CFO of a technology company. I'd no idea what venture capital was.

You don't want to be the site that people should use. You want to be the site they can't stop using.

You have to put yourself in a position to be lucky.

Founders should think of their company as a product and build it and shape it with the same passion and care.

Money was invented for a reason. We've seen people try to use beans, etc. and it doesn't work.

I am sure innovation will blossom around the world, given that the Internet and mobile platforms enable innovators anywhere in the world to reach a global market with ease.

I think of myself as just another consumer.

Ironically, girls who don't think so much about their family and are a little bit self-centred are not only happier themselves but also maintain good relationships with their families.

I particularly value conversations which are meetings on the borderline of what I understand and what I don't, with people who are different from myself.

Total absence of humor renders life impossible.

It hasn't been until the last couple years that I've started playing close to my age. But it's fun playing the younger roles because it takes you back to the teen years.

If surgeons don't get surgeon's block, then why are you allowed to get writer's block?

Nothing is any particular way. It's your state of mind that creates reality.

Pain and pleasure, like light and darkness, succeed each other.

Musically, I am still hooked and just hypnotized by the sound of the guitar itself. I mean, a guitar sounds good if you drop it on the floor.

I prefer to give a dollar to a thousand people.

I'm just an actor. I am nothing special.