I think we need leadership that helps us remember that part of what we are about is caring about more than the person right next to us, but the folks across the way.

Artists are the people that no matter what, pick up the pen, pick up a paintbrush. They take the time to translate what is happening to create something that resonates deeply with the rest of the people that are caught in the middle of their own reality.

I have never been in a violent movie or television show.

Those in the margins are always trying to get to the center, and those at the center, frequently in the name of tradition, are trying to keep the margins at a distance.

Movies, as evidenced by a chorus of protesting and celebrating Americans, influence broader trends.

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

Art simply can’t be stopped.