The way a child discovers the world constantly replicates the way science began. You start to notice what's around you, and you get very curious about how things work. How things interrelate. It's as simple as seeing a bug that intrigues you. You want to know where it goes at night; who its friends are; what it eats.

Long live the new flesh.

I can't imagine a life without humor. Especially if you have an existential understanding of life, you must acknowledge the absurdity of it all.

I have a real aversion to ghosts because I don't believe in them. I think ghosts are actually a religious concept, because it means you believe in an afterlife. And I don't.

Since I see technology as being an extension of the human body, it's inevitable that it should come home to roost.

Many wonderful, creative people have won Oscars, so if you win one, you're in their company.

If you put yourself in a group of people you cannot work with it's obviously going to be a disaster.