“As actors, you don't actually need to know the future of the character...” — John Noble Quote

“As actors, you don't actually need to know the future of the character. You just need to know the backgrounds.”

“Over the last 25 years, since a lot of science writing became accessible to layman, I've become quite a consumer of science. As a child, I wasn't streamed into science, and I regret that now.”

“There's a certain pattern that exists with geniuses - an eccentricity, a lack of social graces and an inability to really communicate with mere mortals.”

“The success story at Citadel has been written by a number of people who have backgrounds from the University of Chicago.”

“Henry James and Edith Wharton are huge for me because they gave me a way to understand America while still respecting the European backgrounds of my relatives.”

“The privileged have become more wealthy, while people from disadvantaged backgrounds have had their opportunities to get on and move up closed off. That's the Tory way.”