“The Fed is the major U.S. firefighter. It's not the Treasury. It's not...” — Roger Altman Quote

The Fed is the major U.S. firefighter. It's not the Treasury. It's not the Congress. We certainly saw that vividly in 2008.

In September 2008, the overleveraged and undermanaged U.S. banking system suffered a terrifying collapse. And that, in turn, nearly took the whole country down.

Housing works like a trampoline. When it is pushed down far enough and long enough, it will eventually snap upward very powerfully.

Too many companies are just being big for the sheer sake of it. Too many CEOs thinking bigger is better.

Within a few months in 2008, household finances were crushed as asset values fell, millions of jobs were lost, countless credit cards were canceled, and thousands of homes were foreclosed on.

They're naughty, all those writers - they mess around with people. I know James Gandolfini got a bit fed up on 'The Sopranos': if he said anything in front of a writer, told them a story from his life, it could make its way into the script.

When I came to the industry in 2011, I didn't understand what the film industry is. I followed certain rules that people fed me but soon I realised I will have to do everything on my own.

The American record company Geffen got so fed up with me that they said they weren't going to release my fourth record unless I gave it some title. So it was called 'Security' in America, and it had no title everywhere else in the world.

I'm personally fed up with people seeing women and girls cast as victims.