I get most of my news updates from electronic and social media.

I think reading is part of the birthright of the human being

I fly my geek flag proudly. Absolutely.

As long as we are engaged in storytelling that moves the culture forward, it doesn't matter what format it is.

I'm enormously proud of the fact that Star Trek has really not just sparked an interest, but encouraged, a few generations of people to go into the sciences.

For me, literacy means freedom. For the individual and for society.

In a society that functions optimally, those who can should naturally want to provide for those who can't. That's how it's designed to work. I truly believe we're here to take care of one another.

Maturity is a series of shattered illusions.

Libraries do one thing that no other institution does and that's provide access to all.

Reading a hard copy book, and reading a book on an iPad are slightly different experiences. What they both have in common though is that you must engage your imagination in the process.

If we marry educational technology with quality, enriching content, that's a circle of win.

This zipper only comes down for you.

One of the greatest things drama can do, at it's best, is to redefine the words we use every day such as love, home, family, loyalty and envy. Tragedy need not be a downer.

It is impossible to tell where the law stops and justice begins.

No more Mr. Nice Guy.

I wish my life could be like that, knotted up so that even if something broke, the whole thing wouldn't come apart.

I'm never trying to preach to anybody with my music, but I'm aware of the universal nature of the human experience and I try to reach out and connect with people in that manner.

It's all about whatever enriches you. If you decide to go the domestic route and get married and all those things, it makes you a better actor.

Because my heat was too full of appreciation for what my friends-- my real friends-- had done for me.

Creativity doesn't just happen - you make it happen. Changing daily routines is one way to access creativity.

Look at a star in the sky not as something unreachable but as a planet you would visit one day.