“a prerequisite for the creation of the intellectual edifice upon which your spreadsheets, air-conditioned offices and mobile phones rest was the curiosity-driven quest to understand the motions of the planets and the Earth’s place amongst the stars.” — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
You dig deeper and it gets more and more complicated, and you get confused, and it's tricky and it's hard, but... It is beautiful. — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
I didn't have this feeling that I should be a leading actor in the cinema. And I wouldn't want the responsibility of the opening… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
I was living in London and I thought, 'There's nothing here for me anymore.' I don't want to become this actor who's going to… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
I enjoy acting now more than I ever have. I've had lots of difficult times when I was younger, but that was all tied… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
The problem is that the U.K. in essence is a feudal society. It's everyone in their place. — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
“Later, we shall see that if it were possible to exceed the speed of light, we could construct time machines capable of transporting us… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
I've directed a couple of times in the theater, but I wouldn't make a habit of it because it's too consuming. — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
“I'm comfortable with the unknown -- that's the point of science. There are places out there, billions of places out there, that we know… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
The story of the universe finally comes to an end. For the first time in its life, the universe will be permanent and unchanging.… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
