I Don't Think Anybody's Mind's Gonna Be

The Prejudice Surrounding Aids Exacts A Social Death Which Precedes The Actual Physical One.

But The Battles Against Loneliness That I Fought When I Was 16 Are Very Different From Those I Fought When I Was 27, And Those Are Very Different From The Ones I Fight At 44.

Saying No To Something Is Actually Much More Powerful Than Saying Yes.

I Try To Do What I Call The Three E's - Educate, Entertain, And Enlighten. If You Don't Entertain, No One Will Show Up. But You Also Have To Educate, Because People Want To Discover Specific Things About A World Unlike Their Own - Whether It's How Hard It Is To Go To The Moon Or How Scary It Is To Be On Omaha Beach.

A Lot Of People Would Flee From What They Think Is Award-show Cheesiness, And I Don't. I Often Joke That My Speeches Are Very Personal Moments That Play Themselves Out In Front Of Billions Of People.