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

Art simply can’t be stopped.

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

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

I happen to be a hopeaholic. I tend to look at problems as an opportunity to do some work.

Racism has been for everyone like a horrible, tragic car crash, and we've all been heavily sedated from it. If we don't come into consciousness of this tragedy, there's going to be a violent awakening we don't want. The question is, can we wake up?

Hope is when you look out the window and you go, 'It doesn't look good at all, but I'm going to go beyond what I see to give people visions of what could be.'