We wanted to smash the stereotype and turn it on its head.

I think it's all headed in the right direction. I don't see it going back to being a bad word.

In 2000, 'geek' started to have much more of a cachet around it. Women came around. There are no complaints now.

By the time people reach adulthood, they really don't want to have acne. In adolescence, everybody seems to have acne. My adult patients look around and say, 'I'm the only one who's breaking out.

A great mind is just a great mind, and try not to worry too much about what package it's in.

The stones in your driveway may have come from the slaves who spend all day breaking rocks because it's cheaper for the company to get them from India, where the labor is free. We are all connected. And we all have human value. That's what my work is about.