I love finding myself in the most bizarre situations, drinking cobra's blood - really diverse stories. And yet, I will still turn up on location sometimes and be surprised by what I'm encountering or by how to do something.

Where we really effect change, in terms of creating a passionate work force, is by listening to kids early.

Our schools are filled with this potential energy, and we need to create an environment for that energy to manifest itself.

I love the underdog stories. I love people who refuse to give up.

If you look around my room, you see lots of lists. I'm inspired by what's up on the wall.

Schools often box kids into predefined categories. But we don't know what amazing ideas, inventions, cures, and contributions all these youths really have.

There was some expiration point to my life, and it became very important to maximize the time that I did have on Earth. That's what led me to my personal philosophy: "No Opportunity Wasted" - NOW for short, which is about living life to the fullest.