Sometimes, no, often, writers of biographies and filmmakers dealing in nonfiction films begin to relate to their subjects in ways they never imagined they would.
Here’s the SETI Institute’s Jill Tarter answering a couple of questions.
If you want to be scientist, trying to have a family, to do your job, to excel at your job, to do a good job at parenting, or even taking care of your aging parents, it’s all a challenge. It takes work, but the rewards are fabulous. Not necessarily monetarily, but they are fabulous.
What are the rewards?
One of the great things about being a scientist is that it isn’t something that you put in box. It’s part of your whole life. And it’s a privilege to be able to ask your own questions and try and find answers. You don’t go punch a clock and try and answer the questions your boss just asked you. It’s a different life.
Let’s see, if you substitute the word artist for scientist, do the answers still makes sense?
What other words could you substitute for scientist?