I like manual things, doing things with my hands, the feeling of touching.

We had to understand things like why the top quark was so heavy and the electron is so light. The Higgs is a big, important step.

Like in nature, I like things which are based on a few simple principles, even though their manifestation can be very rich.

With the discovery of the Higgs boson, one of the questions has been ticked off the list, but there are many others. We hope that we can find answers or hints for answers to at least some of them. But of course, this is in the hands of nature.

In the big experiments, Atlas and CMS, we have something like 3,000 scientists each, and over 60 nationalities.

Art is based on very clear, mathematical principles like proportion and harmony. At the same time, physicists need to be inventive, to have ideas, to have some fantasy.