I am not myself; I am the potential of myself.

Making your life is ultimately an extraordinarily creative endeavor.

People in power have to be careful about what comes out of their mouth. They have to find exactly the right word that can't be attacked.

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 am lucky: I have fantastic doctors and a fantastic dentist.

I mean, I think a healthy country is a country where people are healthy physically, and a smart country is a country where people are educated.

I'm interested when things are upside down - because there are so many possibilities in that one moment. There is a lot that is exposed.