Our goal in science is to discover universal laws of nature. That pursuit fills me with wonder.
All I know is that when I go somewhere, I'm not an autobot. I am a human being. I am not an actor.
My life, like most people's, has been negatively affected by cancer, and the thought of my young children living in an age where this is no longer humanity's No. 1 health fear was simply overpowering.
I thought I was a pretty good writer, but I didn't have anything to write about. I wanted to go out in the world, have some adventures and then write about them.
It's our job to get into the hardest-to-see places and bring back the best footage - we have the best footage of North Korea ever shot. If that's a stunt, then I'll keep on doing stunts until I die.
Everyone told me, "Don't ever talk about international stuff," and "Don't do long-form content online," and "Don't get too serious in news," and "Don't be too heavy" - all this stuff, all the rules. But we broke the rules, and that, ironically, has led to some of our most successful stuff.
I think if you look at the failure of journalism in the modern age, then I don't want to be called a journalist.
The greatest sin is to be unconscious.
Good drama must be drastic.
To a philosopher no circumstance, however trifling, is too minute.
I've also done things that put me in odd situations.