When I Met Scientists, I

I Have Relationships With People I'm Working With, Based On Our Combined Interest. It Doesn't Make The Relationship Any Less Sincere, But It Does Give It A Focus That May Not Last Beyond The Experience.

Because The Character Is A Fiction, He's A Composite Of Other Contributors To The Science That Brought This Enzyme Therapy Through The Process. We Had The Opportunity To Make Him Up Out Of Those Things That Helped Tell The Story. We Wanted To Create Both Ally And Antagonist For John [in The Extraordinary Measures].

Nothing Shocks Me. I'm A Scientist.

I Found Out That Drama Was A Fascinating Exercise As A Way To Get Out Of My Self And Into Somebody Else's Head.

All I Would Tell People Is To Hold Onto What Was Individual About Themselves, Not To Allow Their Ambition For Success To Cause Them To Try To Imitate The Success Of Others. You've Got To Find It On Your Own Terms.