They say dreams are the windows of the soul-take a peek and you can see the inner workings, the nuts and bolts.

It's hard enough to tell good stories about people who analyze information for a living. It's even harder to do a good show about people who think for a living.

It's important to begin a search on a full stomach.

History is powerful stuff. One day your world is fine. The next day it's knocked for a metaphysical loop. Was Napoleon really at Waterloo? Would that change what I had for breakfast?

I went to school with a guy named Truxton. He and I played football together, and he knocked me out once because he's bigger and strong than I am.

Some people think the stars must look closer from up here. They don't.When you're up here, you realize how distant they really are--how impossible to reach.

One of the over-riding things for many who grow up in poverty is the simple desire to escape. I think it was sort of obvious to me that escape had to be through education.

My first love was the sound of guitar.

The style of an author is a faithful copy of his mind.

This was almost two hours of factual documentary. In our audience ratings, barely no one left the programme. The whole of his life is so fascinating and people kept watching for that reason.

Other people have worked with big studios and maintained control over their movies. I see no reason why it wouldn't work for me.

The human soul is on its journey from the law to love, from discipline to liberation, from the moral plane to the spiritual.

For future reference: do not underestimate the seductive power of math.

Madness is a prerequisite of being in showbusiness.

One of my favorite things to cook is fondue. I'm Swiss. It's a great social meal.