Self-esteem does not come from surrounding yourself with people and things that seem to increase your value. Real self-esteem is an integration of an inner-value with things in the world around you.

People who are sick, or who have been sick, or have come close to death have a lot to say - and they want you to hear it.

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

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

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?

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

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.