I prayed a lot about it. I sought a lot of advice from my dad.

Try to retain some of the finest parts of the African American culture, some of the sweetest parts. The fact that people kind of drop their voices and become almost musical when they talk to a friend, or to a preacher, or to a teacher. They say, “Hey! How you doin’?” Remember that. Keep the melody in your mind and in your spirit. It will keep you tender in the tough times, which is very important.

People refer to the ‘LMB culture’ as the thing, one of the things, that makes it special. It’s an attention to people who are willing to tackle very big problems. I mean problems that are so big that you couldn’t just solve it in a grant. The kind of problem that you could devote your life to. I was very fortunate in having mentors of Fred Sanger and César Milstein who exercised a kind of very benign mentorship but encouraged us to think big.

I always try to give honest answers, but they are fairly boring so I don't have to deal with the aftermath of any scandals.

I want my money back.

I want my money back.

Still unemployed.

I actually don't know who he is.

Heights - I get vertigo if I stand up.

I already know what I want to do next [after Cinderella], but I can't talk about it yet.