The investigation of consciousness has come to be regarded suspiciously by most smart people and by most scientists. That's a legacy that began with the Inquisition, which considered non-Christian spiritual inquiry as blasphemous.

I think that everybody does hustle in order to survive. That doesn't mean lying - it's more about how you handle situations.

A thousand years ago, scientists who wondered about consciousness and the nature of reality were burned at the stake. We still haven't recovered from that and it's left us with a culture that no longer investigates consciousness, except on the fringes.

Bush was in a shithole on September 10th. 9/11 was the best thing that ever happened to him.

To be honest, I think that Republicans love terrorism.

Christianity has been responsible for plenty of horror and death in the world, all supposedly in God's name.

If something - if you have a good rapport then you're friends and you're offered projects together or you discover stories together. Jennifer and I discovered this story together, and it was evident to us we would only do it with each other.