I'm myself - knowing I'm doing a documentary and speaking with the people, telling them I have a bed, that I can eat every day, but I would like to s….

You can see the actions that the Russians are trying to take in eastern Ukraine. And so it's so important that we take actions to deter further Russi….

Ive always got a novel under way, but if I try to work on it every day, exclusively, I falter. So I always keep more than one thing going..

I'm far too middle-class to morally object to a paying job..

Nothing good comes out of depression..

No other life forms know they are alive, and neither do they know they will die. This is our curse alone. Without this hex upon our heads, we would n….

I always believed in God and Christ, but I was in rebellion - trying to make my relationship with God fit into my life instead of making my life fit ….

Quim," she said, "don't ever try to teach me about good and evil. I've been there, and you've seen nothing but a map..

Conflict is growth trying to happen..

For some reason, that I can’t really explain, at the beginning of Radiolab, it always felt like life or death. Even though it was just a radio show. ….

And it is a folly to try to craft a novel for the screen, to write a novel with a screen contract in mind..

I try to do what has never been done before..

When you have a bad day, a really bad day, try to treat the world better than it treated you..

I'm always tempted to say, 'Nah, that won't work.' But I think you should be willing to try ideas out before saying no. Be open-minded..

I tried to find a language for the film - not just telling stories. I picked the Picasso painting because it said more than I could explain. I need i….

I always feel a little funny being in front of a lot of people trying to show them my approach to the ukulele, but I do enjoy it. I do get a little m….

We are told to value ourselves without feedback, but if nobody is making a pass at you or trying to take you to Bermuda, how are you supposed to feel….

Yes. I've been asked to pose nude, but I never have, and I probably never will..

I do hot yoga. I try to keep one hour a day where I have space to reflect and meditate and take care of me and what is going on inside. This way, I c….

People get annoyed when you try to debug them..

I wear my Viking helmet because the horns define how sharp my brains are. If you try to rub me the wrong way, I will stick you with both of my horns..