Kjell Magne Bondevik

Knowledge of other people's beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts.

We must never relinquish the vision of a humane society and a humane world.

Extremists and populist movements are exploiting people's fear of those who are not like us. We can see the consequences in the form of terrorism and racially motivated violence.

To me, it was shocking that a government of men could look with such extreme contempt on a movement that was asking nothing except such a simple little thing as the right to vote.

I really think the most important thing I do is to protect the dignity and the integrity of the Office of the Surgeon General.

I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making.