-Here are some of the words
written about you.
-Yeah, sure.
-Not the whole time.
-There's a lot of words.
-Just over the summer.
"Erratic."
"Unstable."
"Reckless."
"Operatic."
-Operatic.
That's not bad, actually.
I kind of like that one.
I'm just being me.
-Tech entrepreneur
Elon Musk
has been making headlines --
a lot of them.
As of late, the innovator's
highs and lows
have played out
in public and social media.
Professionally, he reached
a deal
with the SEC in September 2018
to step down as board chairman
of the company
he co-founded, Tesla.
He also had to pay
a $20-million fine
after being accused
of lying to investors
about possibly taking
the company private.
His often criticized
grand pursuits,
such as the "Hyperloop"
and the development
of an underground tunnel
designed to ease traffic along
the 405 freeway in Los Angeles
have either been shelved
or are yet to materialize.
And his personal life has
spilled over into his business.
-You probably can't because
of stockholders, right?
-I mean, it's legal, right?
-Totally legal.
-Okay.
-How does that work?
Do people get upset at you
if you do certain things?
There's tobacco and marijuana
in there.
That's all it is.
-After smoking marijuana
on "The Joe Rogan Experience"
podcast, Tesla's stock prices
took a hit.
Additionally, he was sued
for defamation
by British diver
Vernon Unsworth.
The news hasn't been all bad.
The Tesla Model 3 has quickly
become a success
on the luxury car market.
And Musk's The Boring Company
is still keeping the dream
of a tunnel in California alive,
unveiling plans
for the "Dugout Loop,"
a new underground
transport project.
Going forward, Musk is
still optimistic
about his other
big-picture pursuits.
-You're 47.
What is the likelihood that
you personally will go to Mars?
-70 percent.
We've recently made
a number of breakthroughs
that I'm just really fired up
about.
