Were not all equal, its simply not true. That isnt science. – James D. Watson
Im mostly a novelist these days, but I have written short stories in Fantasy, Science Fiction and horror. – Sarah Zettel
Im not a great science fiction fan myself. I probably feel that way about Westerns. Like I used to play Cowboys and Indians, they can act out Will and the Robot. – Mark Goddard
The thing about science is that its an accurate picture of the world. – Jonathan Miller
Theres no doubt that scientific training helps many authors to write better science fiction. And yet, several of the very best were English majors who could not parse a differential equation to save their lives. – David Brin
Predicting has a spotty record in science fiction. Ive had some failures. On the other hand, I also predicted the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise of fundamentalist Islam… and Im not happy to be right in all of those cases. – David Brin
But honestly, if you do a rigorous survey of my work, Ill bet youll find that biology is a theme far more often than physical science. – David Brin
Today, over half of Chinas undergraduate degrees are in math, science technology and engineering, yet only 16 percent of Americas undergraduates pursue these schools. – Cathy McMorris
I dont read other science fiction. I dont read any at all. – Jack Vance
I had never seen much of Star Trek, or any other science fiction, before I was cast. But Sevens wonderful. – Jeri Ryan
I have been a reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy for a long time, since I was 11 or 12 I think, so I understand it and Im not at all surprised that readers of the genre might enjoy my books. – Jean M. Auel
Science Fiction is not just about the future of space ships travelling to other planets, it is fiction based on science and I am using science as my basis for my fiction, but its the science of prehistory – palaeontology and archaeology – rather than astronomy or physics. – Jean M. Auel
I have heard Science Fiction and Fantasy referred to as the fiction of ideas, and I like that definition, but its the mainstream public that chooses my books for the most part. – Jean M. Auel
Theres a big overlap with the people you meet at the fantasy and science fiction cons. – Fred Saberhagen
I love having my hands in the dirt. It is never a science and always an art. There are no rules. And if it comes down to me versus that weed Im trying to pull out of the ground that doesnt want to come out? I know Ill win. – Matthew McConaughey
When I did Battlestar Galactica it was the first time I really understood science fiction. That was a very political drama, but set in spaceships so people didnt really take it seriously. But some really fascinating things were explored in that. – Michelle Forbes
Of course, not everybodys willing to go out and do the experiments, but for the people who are willing to go out and do that, – if the experiments dont work, then it means its not science. – Seth Lloyd
When I was a kid, I loved The Curse of Frankenstein, The Creeping Unknown, X: The Unknown. I love Forbidden Planet, The Thing from Another World. They were science fiction/horror movies, generally. – John Carpenter
Id always been a science fiction enthusiast. – Ivan Reitman
Ive always been a fan of science fiction films, and Ive never been able to put my particular spin on it. – Ivan Reitman
