Young alienation, disappointment and heartache is all a part of the first real growing up that we do.

I took all the philosophy courses I could.

My first paid acting job was a movie called Fandango. It also starred Kevin Costner.

As a kid I had a crush on Sophia Loren and Raquel Welch.

From my experience and understanding, I believe money follows name and fame, while recognition calls for a huge amount of sacrifice. To get something, you have to lose something. That's the rule of life.

I think it's really important for celebrities to use their power of money and fame to get their voices out there. It's funny to me that we're expected to keep quiet just because of who we are. Why do I lose my right to speak my mind because I'm famous?

When I was the NIH director, I often expressed envy of institute directors: they had the money and ran the scientific programmes.

It's a very ancient culture, British culture. You can't be seen to be too wealthy, and you certainly can't be seen to be giving away any of your wealth either because that's sort of vulgar, too. It's funny, that, because in New York, if you are wealthy, you have to be philanthropic to be successful.