In 2003, I Almost Died Of An

In 2003, I Almost Died Of An Intestinal Blockage When I Was On A Mountain In Chile, Filming A Segment For 'scientific American Frontiers.'

No Man Or Woman Of The Humblest Sort Can Really Be Strong, Gentle And Good, Without The World Being Better For It, Without Somebody Being Helped And Comforted By The Very Existence Of That Goodness.

I Found I Wasn't Asking Good Enough Questions Because I Assumed I Knew Something. I Would Box Them Into A Corner With A Badly Formed Question, And They Didn't Know How To Get Out Of It. Now, I Let Them Take Me Through It Step By Step, And I Listen.

It Isn't Necessary To Be Rich And Famous To Be Happy. It's Only Necessary To Be Rich.

I Have A Final Word Of Advice To Our Students. If You Work Very, Very Hard, This Is The Kind Of Actor, Writer And Director You May Turn Out To Be, And If You Work Extra Hard, This Is The Kind Of Person You May Turn Out To Be.