A biography for Christie Hefnerhasn’t been written yet.
“I never intended to go into the family business. I've always been drawn to wanting to do something else at some time in my life.”
“I'm among the many Chicagoans who love to take advantage of the opportunity to dine outdoors in the summer months.”
“When I first came to Playboy, I thought I would go on and do something else in a few years. But when the company got into trouble with political and regulatory challenges, I felt that I could really lead the turn around.”
“I don't think the Playboy brand has changed much at all - it's always been sophisticated and aspirational.”
“I have invested in the stock market since I was very young.”
“I've always believed that a goal in life is not to own a boat but have a friend with a boat.”
“Honestly, in retrospect, it probably was a little easier being an adolescent and not having people immediately know that Hef was my dad.”
“The world changed on us. In a world where there were singles bars in every city, women weren't going to go out and hang out in a Playboy Club.”
“Not only did I enjoy the creative side of Playboy and enjoy being surrounded by people who are curious about life, but I also love the analytical and hard business side of it.”
“I didn't have the luxury of devoting myself entirely to not-for-profit activities.”
“It's important not to limit the amount of their own money that candidates can spend, but to give other people access to enough money to run competitive races.”
“I think when you're on a visiting relationship rather than a living relationship, it's kind of hard to have impact as a parent.”
“No, I never thought about my father's money as my money.”
“What you don't do is as important as what you do.”
“I know what the attitudes of the readers are: These are guys who love women and respect women.”
“Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your leadership and having them believe in you.”
“It's not unusual for someone running for Senate in Illinois to come see me.”
“The power of Playboy is its appeal around the world.”
“I defend the right of almost everything to be published... because I think that you're better off in trusting the marketplace than allowing other people to make that decision.”
“While I have always had a good relationship with my father, much of the time it has been a very limited relationship until I was older. So you can't really give him credit or blame for how I turned out.”