Art simply can’t be stopped.

Confidence is the mark of a hopeful disposition.

We spend so much time bantering about the words when the real open conversations might very well be our actions. I worry about our rhetoric.

I call the language of political figures, pundits and administrators "the haute couture of language."

I see myself first and foremost as a student of expression.

President Obama called for a 'we' nation in his Inauguration Address. Art convenes. It is not just inspirational. It is aspirational. It pricks the walls of our compartmentalized minds, opens our hearts and makes us brave. And that's what we need most in our country today.

I see myself as not a typical theater person, but a person who uses the theater as a place to meet people and explore ideas.