Molly Bloom

“The human spirit is so resilient, and failure teaches you so much.”

“When I was making the most money at the top of my game, driving Bentleys and all that, I felt so existentially empty.”

“In sports, especially skiing, you have to be comfortable with risk. You have to have a relationship with fear, and it can't dominate the decision-making process.”

“I think my dad really wanted me to survive the world. He knew as a psychologist how difficult the world is, and I think he wanted me to be tough.”

“I was in the company of movie stars, important directors, and powerful business tycoons. I felt like Alice tumbling down the rabbit hole.”

“I believed that writing my story was my best shot to be able to pay my mom and my attorneys back and pull myself out of this massive crisis that I had put myself in.”

“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'm really kind of a behind-the-scenes person.”

“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 was the worst tipper, the best player, and the absolute worst loser.”

“Getting the book published and the movie made was not an easy task. But it helped. Because even though it's a difficult life to explain, I lived it.”

“I would love to raise a fund or get some awesome empowered women together and put together an advisory board to get behind female entrepreneurs.”

“I made a lot of mistakes.”

“I've always been very ambitious and very determined and very compassionate at the same time.”

“Even if there are people around to help you, you don't suffer with an audience; you don't triumph with an audience.”

“When I'm in a hectic crowd of people, I don't feel great. I'm looking over my shoulder. I feel exposed.”

“The chemistry at a table is so important. You must start with a carefully balanced mix of personalities. If the balance is off, and the stakes are too big for some of the players, it kills the game. Too small, and everybody gets bored.”

“I don't really miss the Hollywood lifestyle.”

“I don't think anyone's private life stands up to public scrutiny.”

“In 2009, my tax returns showed over $4 million.”