--- title: Watch Pharrell Williams Hidden Figures Interview VIDEO description: In a panel discussion from the makers of the film 'Hidden Figures,' Williams shared his longstanding interest in space—and belief in women. canonical: https://time.com/4670583/pharrell-williams-hidden-figures/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-14T18:55:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:41:07.388Z og:title: Watch Pharrell Williams Confess His Profound Love for Space og:description: He also said he thinks women will save the world. og:url: https://time.com/4670583/pharrell-williams-hidden-figures/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Pharrell Williams Confess His Profound Love for Space twitter:description: He also said he thinks women will save the world. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch NASA Nerd Pharrell Williams Explain His Lifelong Love of Space > Sponsored content. 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For the acclaimed [film _Hidden Figures_](http://time.com/4623401/hidden-figures-movie/?iid=sr-link1), he signed on as producer and [wrote the score and original music](http://time.com/4573320/pharell-crave-hidden-figures/?iid=sr-link1) for the story of three female NASA mathematicians who changed history. In a panel interview hosted by [_Variety_ on Monday](http://variety.com/2017/film/news/watch-tonight-facebook-live-qa-with-pharrell-octavia-spencer-of-hidden-figures-1201986983/) as part of the Variety and AARP Movies for Grownups Screening Series, he shared that his interest in the extraterrestrial was longstanding. “Space, since I was child, has always intrigued me,” he said. “I asked my mom questions like, ‘What are the stars and where did they come from? What makes them come from out of nowhere? The blackness around it—how far does that go?’ And when my mom couldn’t answer those questions, those open questions actually ended up being inspiration and it would always make me admire space because it’s something that cannot be fully answered, at least in our lifetime.” Pharrell also said it didn’t hurt that NASA had “cool spaceships and rockets and shuttles.” Beyond the space aspect of the movie, however, Pharrell also noted his support of the strong role of women—in this storyline and beyond. “I always said I felt like it was women who would not only save this nation, but would save the world,” he said, to applause, mentioning the recent Women’s March as an example. “The crazy thing is that they’ve been trying to save it the entire time. 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