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

Poverty makes it very difficult in an already competitive world for kids to get on a straight track where they can actually love learning.

Making your life is ultimately an extraordinarily creative endeavor.

Confidence is the mark of a hopeful disposition.

That artists are called to be more responsible and 'true' is a tip of hat to their power.

I love studying how people are. Not just what they're saying, but how they are, what they're doing.

When I got out of acting school, I was lucky to have gotten any job at all. A lot of people hiring African American actresses - it was right after 'Roots,' and for society, not me, it was great. Nice richly dark-skinned people was the fashion, and I was not.