A Beautiful Mind

By his own measure, Dr. Nash has recovered from his decades-long illness. The standard against which he judges illness and wellness?

I would not treat myself as recovered if I could not produce good things in my work.

In 1994, at the age of 66, he shared the Nobel for work he did as a graduate student. Most of his colleagues have commented that his dissertation, for which he was honored, is far less sophisticated than his later work.

Did John Nash ever work for the Department of Defense? No. Is the movie, "A Beautiful Mind," really based on his life? Loosely. What does Professor Nash himself think of how he is portrayed in the film? He recently gave an interview to the Princeton Weekly Bulletin:

It's very fictional, and that makes me more relaxed in a way...It was disturbing psychologically overall, but when I could think of it with some 'apartness' it was different...Now that it [the movie] has been made, I want it to be successful. I think it's going to be entertaining and interesting.

Just like John Nash himself (follow the link to a PBS interview) who remarried Alicia during the summer of 2001. Was he on hand for the movie's premiere? Not hardly. He and Alicia went to Stockholm to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize awards.