I'm really grateful for every opportunity I have received because each job has opened new doors to levels that wouldn't have been possible without the previous one. So in that sense, every job has been career defining.

To be able to research directly from firefighters makes all the difference in the world in the authenticity of a performance.

Chicago has quickly become one of my favorite places in the world.

I really love yoga. I love the mindfulness of it, where not only are you exercising your body, but you're also building that mind/body connection as far as being aware of every movement - what your body's doing, how your body's feeling.

The great solution to all human problems is individual inner transformation.

Very few countries grow at high rate if inflation is high and volatile. I think, in a way, we are doing our bit to support a higher growth rate, but on a durable basis.

I'm truly, truly boring! I don't change. If people know me, I have not changed.

People often ask whether marriage has changed me. I didn't marry because I had to change.