A sense of the unknown has always lured mankind and the greatest of the unknowns of today is outer space. The terrors, the joys and the sense of accomplishment are epitomized in the space program.

If you make a fool of yourself, you can do it with dignity, without taking your pants down. And if you do take your pants down, you can still do it with dignity.

I love to evoke the bones and meat and thoughts of characters.

I hate flying, flat out hate its guts.

These people who come to Comic-Con and dress up - all across the country, the rest of the population who doesn't understand are scoffing at them.

The political scene is already so turgid, it doesn't need more of that from me.

One of the advantages of being a captain is being able to ask for advice without necessarily having to take it.