Quotes from Chad Hurley

I was one of those kids who took apart their toys to see how they work, just to see what they were made up of.

When I started running cross-country and track in high school, literally every race was a failure.

I think you will see a point where the traditional model of advertising on TV or advertising online will go, and advertisers will cover one programme, no matter what platform it's being broadcast on. You'll see the same ads whether you are watching it on your TV, your computer or your phone.

You launch a site, and you see what works, and you continue to make it better.

Google is basically this idea that sites that link to other sites create a better way to search.

To some extent, being an entrepreneur is a lonely journey.

YouTube is becoming much more than an entertainment destination.

With YouTube - with the Internet in general - you have information overload. The people who don't necessarily get credit are the curators.

YouTube is committed to balancing the needs of the fan community with those of copyright holders.

YouTube provides a unique opportunity for all musicians to market and promote their music and directly engage their fans.

Advertisers now have a highly targeted opportunity for aligning their brands alongside the entertainment experience people are enjoying on YouTube.

Unfortunately, I think YouTube is going down the route of rewarding the select few around content creation, be it with partnerships or with ways of funding original content.

I think a platform such as YouTube has to respect local laws and customs.

To see how YouTube has become part of pop culture, it's been just amazing.

There's always going to be a place for YouTube.

Me, personally, I don't upload video to YouTube.

By delivering a wide array of programming to YouTube, the NBA will be able to connect with its existing worldwide fan base and reach a vast new audience that is passionate about basketball.

People want to see something authentic. If it's too polished and highly produced, people might not trust it as much. If it's grainy, if it's coming from a webcam, if it's someone standing there and talking their mind or sharing their thoughts, people trust it much more.

I'm probably not creative or talented enough to create an especially compelling piece of content, but I really do enjoy watching a great movie or TV show.

There are a handful of talented individuals that are always going to do a better job. If you look at the amount of TV shows or movies, there's only a handful that rise to the top.

Facebook and Twitter have a ton of information they're trying to make sense of.

I try to absorb all types of style and design. I don't try and restrict my thinking. I enjoy the old and the new. You need that broad perspective to create something different.

I think a lot of people may have a unique insight or some idea that they feel could be a great solution for a particular problem, but for some reason never have a chance to try or never have the courage or maybe the self-doubt. Really, it's best just to remain naive and continue to work on things and see if people have the same problems.

If you're creating an entertainment site, you want the content to be the star.