Mathematics is as old as Man.
Even the best documentaries reach tens of thousands in their cinematic window. I believe that by launching online, we could potentially reach millions.
I believe the medium of film is one of the most powerful tools in the modern era to create positive social change. It has the ability to put big, complex, and controversial subjects across in an easy-to-understand and digestible form. It has the power to change someone's perspective on the world in a very short space of time - film has the power to change the world itself.
Through social media, we can start a global conversation. This creates an army of advocates - the power really is in the hands of the viewers.
How do you create a film that can reach millions of people and engage them in the subject? You have to take risks and try something new.
My measure of success is to walk into a restaurant and hear a table debating drug policy. Once the public start the conversation, the politicians will join - that is when we can create real change.
[As in the case of] alcohol prohibition, illegality has driven organized crime, sent countless people to jail, and killed many thousands. Repression does not work.
Be not dazzled by beauty, but look for those inward qualities which are lasting.
The nice thing about political pundits is that, when they answer a question, one no longer understands what they were asked.
. . . now I was safe, now I was really crazy, and nobody could take me out of there.
You can't predict the future, but you can follow your dreams.