I believe in the power of cinema to change the world, one story at a time.

The arithmetic of modular forms is a key to understanding the deeper mysteries of number theory.

People are curious. A few people are. They will be driven to find things out, even trivial things. They will put things together, knowing all along that they may be mistaken.

"The truth is a shadow, and the shadow is a game."

Everybody, all politicians on Left and Right, agree that meritocracy is a great thing, and we should all be trying to make our societies really, really meritocratic. In other words -- what is a meritocratic society? A meritocratic society is one in which, if you've got talent and energy and skill, you will get to the top, nothing should hold you back. It's a beautiful idea.