I don't mean to be presumptuous, but I liken myself to the robber barons.
Martin Shkreli
Bloomberg is an overpriced legacy software system that subsidizes a money-losing media company.
My shareholders expect me to make the most profit. That's the ugly, dirty truth.
Everybody's doing it. In capitalism, you try to get the highest price you can for a product.
If you have a drug that is $100 for one course of therapy, and you know that you can charge $100,000, what should shareholders think when you say, 'I'd rather not take the heat'?
I'd like to focus on my life on creating new medicines for people who are suffering from rare disease.
I don't buy fancy things. I donated $2 million to Wu-Tang. I got a mixtape in return. It was a wonderful investment.
Politics are well past logic. It's entertainment.
I want to cure many diseases and save children's lives.
Donald Trump is a dream for business people like me. I think Trump's going to make pharma great again.
Politicians love to beat up on guys that are seen to be public enemies, if you will. That's a great way to get elected.
It doesn't seem like life will change very much for Martin Shkreli, basically ever.
I did sleep on the floor of my office sometimes. I didn't brush my teeth as often as I should have. I think my hygiene has improved quite a bit.
Who else is putting seven figures down for unreleased rap tracks?
My whole life has been one theme of self-sacrifice for my investors.
I always wanted to start a public company and make a lot of money.
I had an investor who said to me he'd keep his money with me as long as I didn't have a girlfriend and I didn't start combing my hair.
My investors expect me to maximize profits.
My parents were immigrants and janitors.
Invariably, when people read the headline about Martin Shkreli, they hate Martin Shkreli. When they get to know Martin Shkreli, they love Martin Shkreli.
I have this fringe theory that I've sort of stress-tested a little bit - the more polarising and popular a case is, the more likely an acquittal.
You know that being a public figure is instantly grounds for prosecution.
I do have what I believe to be a two-CD, authentic, 'Carter V' final product mixed down. Nobody knows what 'Tha Carter V' is. In fact, nobody can say until Lil Wayne says, 'This is 'Tha Carter V.''
Blame me for capitalism. Blame me for EpiPen.
I think Trump's going to make it easier to be a drug company in America.
