My ideal role would be a baddie in a James Bond film. I think the wheelchair and the computer voice would fit the part.

In the game of cricket, a hero is a person who respects the game and does not corrupt the game. The one who doesn’t or corrupts the game, they are the villain. They should be punished, and they have been punished in the past.

The Joker is my favorite villain of all time: You don’t know his past; you just know what his plans are.

I like not fair terms and a villain’s mind.

It is really funny when people say you’d be obvious for a great villain.

The most propagandistic element of ‚Frozen‘ was the transformation of the prince at the beginning of the story, who was a perfectly good guy, into a villain with no character development whatsoever about three-quarters of the way to the ending.

I can’t disguise myself with a wig and dark glasses – the wheelchair gives me away.

Before I lost my voice, it was slurred, so only those close to me could understand, but with the computer voice, I found I could give popular lectures. I enjoy communicating science. It is important that the public understands basic science, if they are not to leave vital decisions to others.

My wheelchair is like the Cadillac of wheelchairs; it goes up and down and back, and I can lay down in it.

Sometimes I wonder if I’m as famous for my wheelchair and disabilities as I am for my discoveries.

My advice is this. For Christ’s sake, don’t write a book that is suitable for a kid of 12 years old, because the kids who read who are 12 years old are reading books for adults. I read all of the James Bond books when I was about 11, which was approximately the right time to read James Bond books.