Farmers were always generalists. They had to know science and commerce and all sorts of practical things.

We know Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin as politicians, but they felt that science was something everyone should have a knowledge of.

Art is not supposed to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions. Art can change the way we see the world. Art can create an analogy.

Today it was commerce that Europe valued and it was the businessmen who, having exploited what the scientists and thechnologits had done for the world, now reaped the rewards.

I always had a fantasy of being a chef, because I like kitchen life.

I was always into science fiction as a kid. I loved science and tinkering with things.