I was awful at science at school, as a subject, because I didn't have the discipline. But, I was awful at music, as well, and I loved music.

I've found the thing in life that I adore, which is working in science television. It's just a big adventure, really.

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

I'm not an academic, but I'm someone who has a great passion for science and wants to convey the idea that science is for everyone.

At the heart of science is experimentation. Science doesn't care what you think. What's important is experimenting and actually working stuff out.

The thing I loved, particularly, was the mystery of science and the idea that science doesn't know all the answers, but it is a process of finding out. It's not like science will give you the right answer and science knows everything. I love the mysteries of it.

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.