I wasn't naturally a scientist, but I was always fascinated by how the world worked and why things were the way they were.

We've only had aircrafts for a hundred years, and yet look at us. So, I've become absolutely fascinated by this strange, bizarre world of airports, air travel and transportation. It's interesting.

I love being in America. I love America. I absolutely adore working in America. I'm at my happiest when I'm in the States.

There is so much wonder and joy in science, about understanding how the world works and why the world is the way it is. It's not just for academics. It is a thing that's available to everyone.

People think of science like somehow that's the answer, and that it's all about right answers, but science is a lens that we look at the world through.

If you go through life and actually get to find out the thing you want to do, you're very lucky.

Statistically, 2012 was the safest year to travel on a plane, in the history of aviation. Not one major passenger plane crashed. It's pretty amazing. And when you see them being taken apart and you see the work that goes into keeping those things in the air, you think, "Wow!"