Science may eventually explain the world of How. The ultimate world of Why may remain for contemplation, philosophy, religion.
It's best to have failure happen early in life. It wakes up the Phoenix bird in you so you rise from the ashes.
At the Emmys, you've got a bunch of people who are used to being on TV on TV. You don't have that at the Oscars. At the Oscars, you have people who are used to having 40 takes.