Fame and stuff like that is all very cool, but at the end of the day, we're all human beings. Although what I do is incredibly surreal and fun and amazing and I'm really grateful for it, I don't believe my own press release, do you know what I mean?
Bling is over. Red carpet covered with rhinestones is out. I call it 'the new modesty.'
I'd rather see the United States as a beacon of good work and good citizenship, rather than as #1 on some international educational measurement.