I can be really silly, but I never get to do that. I'm always playing on-the-nose characters, professionals - lawyers, a serious news anchor, people with a really focused energy, which can become a cliched type.

It's not how pretty you are or how talented you are. It's that if these five people on this day in this room like you, then you get a job.

Between the kids, the jobs and everything, no matter what color you are, cardio is probably not on the top of your list.

I have a real no-nonsense dad who taught me how to be resilient at a very young age.

We need to drive down requirements for the schools. In the 19th century, we increased the quality of the schools by higher education saying, 'You can't come in unless you have these skills, unless you've taken these courses.' We did that in Wisconsin when I was there, it helped to transform the secondary school system.

My parents believed in education and economic security, and I thank them for it. Because I think that's part of what's made my life stable. It was instilled in me. You have to be able to pay your bills. You do not get into debt. And I never have been.

It was quite difficult to find a place to do what we wanted, namely to study the neurological basis of behaviour and especially learning and memory, which we were particularly interested in.

I didn't want to study theater or go to school in the city. I wanted the all-American 'Here's your quad' college experience.