All the governments just want to have more power when it comes to economic espionage, diplomatic manipulation and political influence.

We are no longer citizens, we no longer have leaders. We're subjects, and we have rulers.

Getting inequality out there into the consciousness was important. All these political pundits now talking about the 2014 and 2016 elections are talking about inequality.

I hate these questions - I don't like talking about this stuff [popular culture], because it's so... to me, it's so ordinary.

The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything.

We reject techniques like torture regardless of whether they're effective or ineffective because they are barbaric and harmful on a broad scale. It's the same thing with cyber warfare. We should never be attacking hospitals. We should never be taking down power plants unless that is absolutely necessary to ensure our continued existence as a free people.

They [the authorities] will act aggressively against anyone who has known me. That keeps me up at night.