I have a lot of cultural references that have amassed in my brain like shrapnel over the years that are meaningful to me.

What I collect? Interesting jobs. Always to my thrill and excitement, but ultimately to my exhaustion, I collect interesting jobs. If an interesting job comes along, I take it; that's why I do so many things. I'm lucky to be able to.

I realized that even in a world of proliferating media venues, online and in print, and on TV and on countless cable channels, the idea that I could be considered an expert on chronic knee pain was I think troubling for society, but very exciting for me.

I am someone who values knowledge, actual knowledge. I also value stories and fiction a whole lot, and that's where the fake knowledge comes in.

I have a lot of cultural references that have amassed in my brain like shrapnel over the years that are meaningful to me.

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.

Creating fake facts does require a measure of haphazard research, insofar as they need to not just be possible, but also interesting.