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

I think what I am is a "convener"; I like to convene people around ideas.

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.

I am interested in personal stories because that's when people become expressive, spontaneous and heartfelt.

The American idea is as promising, imaginative, and full of the unexpected as the land itself. The land represents freedom - the frontier, the ability to make a new future with your own bare hands.

I feel like my work has been my path to freedom from having grown up in a segregated environment.

Confidence is the mark of a hopeful disposition.