Generally speaking, I, like anyone else who does anything publicly, like it when people like what I do, and would like to hear as much.

It seems that every generation needs its public, tweedy, literary personality to sell its consumer electronics. To whatever degree I can live up to the Plimptonian legacy, I am humble and proud.

Traffic counting was very boring and cold to sit out on the streets of New Haven in five pairs of pants - well, that's an exaggeration; it was three pairs of pants - in November for hours and hours clicking buttons counting which cars go left, right, and forward.

I am not beautiful, so I don't know why I'm making myself ugly. But the mustache stays.

Well, I always had this desire to celebrate and somehow be a part of things that I thought were really great.

Any time you try to create an Internet meme, automatic fail. That's like the worst thing you can do.

It would be rather naive to imagine that Oprah doesn't have an Earth Evacuation Plan. You know Richard Branson does - his is in plain sight.