"Life science research can be done on multiple platforms. Since we have a very small number of people flying into space, the more people you have, the better."

"It's such a long mission and we get to spend so much time in space... we're doing such exciting research. And I don't want to overemphasize the life science research, but as a physician the life science research that we're doing is extremely exciting."

"Science, for hundreds of years, has spanned the differences between cultures and between countries."

"The Navy's paid for you to go through school, and then they need doctors to go out and take care of people who are in various different parts of the world. I decided to pay back my time first as an undersea medical officer. I was stationed in Scotland."

"After a lifetime of world travel I've been fascinated that those in the third world don't have the same perception of reality that we do."

"As far as my projects are concerned, I have always maintained a healthy balance. My south Indian projects have never taken a backseat even though I've been busy in Hindi. Both regions have loved me, and being wanted by both the north and south film industries is a compliment by itself."

"Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit."

"The difference between being a victim and a survivor is often a low level of situational awareness. You can't be a super-spy, watchful and paranoid every day. But I am more watchful than the average American."