I am constantly re-evaluating my goals and trying to strike items from my to-do list that aren't critical.

People challenge my nerd cred all the time. I just show them the photo of me winning my middle-school science fair, wearing my Casio calculator watch and eyeglasses so big they look like they can see the future.

I can't say that there's been some big change during my career where all of a sudden everything's totally colorblind.

I'd be plenty happy if I could keep playing scientists and cops for the rest of my career.

When I was a general assignment reporter early in my career, I was the one knocking on their door after a tragedy.

Early on my career, I figured out that I just have to write the book I have to write at that moment. Whatever else is going on in the culture is just not that important. If you could get the culture to write your book, that would be great. But the culture can't write your book.

Nice, the club where I started my career in 1983, want me to see out my playing days there.

Shakira has a very great career, knows a lot, and has taught me a lot. She came into my life to transform it, and that makes me very happy.