The trend today is vampires, zombies, angels, all the stuff that puts me right to sleep. It's too bad because it's so much less interesting than the diversity of stories you can tell with science.

I don't smoke much pot anymore.

I'm big on the importance of science, particularly right now at this point in time when there's sort of a systematic rejection of science by a lot of people in America.

Evolution doesn't care whether you believe in it or not, no more than gravity does. I want to rekindle excitement over what we've achieved as a species with the space program. We can't afford to regress back to the days of superstition.

religion notoriously claims that they invented morality, they didn't. Morality exists in animals, ya know.

The problem with the cable networks is the lack of money, not from personal income but as far as show budget.

I can't believe I am hosting the Oscars. It's an honor everyone else said no.