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?

Art simply can’t be stopped.

Suddenly in high school, I'm in a predominantly Jewish atmosphere. Jewish people were my gate to white America.

For me, first of all, I love people, I love ideas.

Those in the margins are always trying to get to the center, and those at the center, frequently in the name of tradition, are trying to keep the margins at a distance.

A lot of acting techniques are very self-oriented.

Learning is a tunnel experience that makes us think more broadly.