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

I would love to have been a documentary filmmaker; I just didn't have the resources to do that.

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.

I think some of our most talented people are not going to pick the arts as a way that they're going to spend their lives.

I mean, I think that - as an actress, in particular, I'm basically a fool, and I see the world upside down.

I think as a kid I always liked to listen to people. I loved hearing stories.

Confidence is the mark of a hopeful disposition.