Ask yourself: if I were a Chinese spy, why wouldn't I have flown directly into Beijing? I could be living in a palace petting a phoenix by now.

I've been a spy for almost all of my adult life - I don't like being in the spotlight.

I have had no contact with the Chinese government. I only work with journalists.

When people say, 'Why don't you face the music?' I say, 'You have to understand the music is not an open court and a fair trial.'

Most of the secrets the CIA has are about people, not machines and systems, so I didn't feel comfortable with disclosures that I thought could endanger anyone.

I am not trying to bring down the NSA, I am working to improve the NSA. I am still working for the NSA right now. They are the only ones who don't realize it.