Nobody met Satoshi in person after he first declared the whitepaper and started running the network along with the late Hal Finney. There was a time when media tried really hard and a
lot of people were called Satoshi Nakamoto at various times.
Some believe it was a group of people or even state actors. Conspiracy theories can also be found regarding it all being a big plan. Whatever it was, it was a gift from the man/ group/ organization to the world. It is one of the awesome things about bitcoin that there is no figurehead but just a legend that lives on!
For an idea of what the man said, this
link of quotes from Satoshi with sources is highly recommended.