I'm finally my dad's favourite because Kevin Costner is playing him.
— Molly Bloom
Literally, if you weren't the best in the world in my family, it wasn't impressive.
I think everyone can relate to that fall from grace - having life change in an instant or having to stand for some of your bad choices, that feeling of 'Nothing is ever going to be good again.'
I believe that refusing to quit and refusing to fail will trump talent and brilliance in the end.
Look at the things you've done and ask for forgiveness. After clearing out that wreckage from the past, you can move forward, in a way, to keep your finger on the pulse.
Being humble got me very far when I went to L.A., because it was in stark contrast to this town of people who were so cutthroat.
Tobey Maguire and I had a tough relationship - it was a tough working relationship. We butted heads, and ultimately, I lost the Los Angeles game because of differences with him. But then I moved to New York and built a bigger game, five times bigger, making more money, and that was pretty exciting.
In 2009, my tax returns showed over $4 million.
The motivations I had for being successful were somewhat dysfunctional.
Life is about making choices, seeing those choices through, and living through consequences.
In terms of my own life and the mistakes I made and the struggles I had, I'm grateful for them. It taught me more than success and opportunity ever did.
I believe that to get what you want as a woman is to use your brain, to have a job, and to not need someone or have to make decisions based on that.
Everyone has their dreams and their rise and their own version of a fall from grace.
I hang out with my grandma, go to sleep at 8:30, and that's it.
I was bankrolling the games, vetting the players, extending the credit. My life was really stressful.
I developed an interesting skill set in that I was able to create a network and create experiences and environment - I built this decadent playground for men. It might have been successful, but it wasn't important. It didn't have any true meaning.
I felt invisible in my family, and I wanted to be significant like my brothers were significant. I wanted my parents to pay attention, so I went out into the world with that driving me, that grasping, that seeking validation.
My father is a psychologist who wouldn't let fear stop us. Particularly with me, he was hell bent on requiring us and teaching us to walk through fear. I don't know if I would've become someone who taps into their ability to push through those tough situations without him.
When I'm in a hectic crowd of people, I don't feel great. I'm looking over my shoulder. I feel exposed.
I don't really miss the Hollywood lifestyle.
I have been hugely successful at times in my life, and I have also been in ruins. But the lessons I learned on the way up were just as valuable on the way down.
