I don't think the comments themselves reflect poorly on him. Late 90's would have been significantly influenced by the bubble and who wasn't thinking how much t

I don't think the comments themselves reflect poorly on him. Late 90's would have been significantly influenced by the bubble and who wasn't thinking how much the sequenced genome would be worth. Twelve years is a long time to reverse-map current feelings and knowledge onto previous memories. The part that reflects poorly, IMO, is how he tries to pin it on Collins when faced with the quotes. I can understand why the interviewers didn't press the issue, but I would have liked to see them press it.