People in power have to be careful about what comes out of their mouth. They have to find exactly the right word that can't be attacked.

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

If I do three interviews in a day, I can be exhausted, because the process of hearing everyone requires that I empty out myself. While I'm listening, my own judgments and prejudices certainly come up. But I know I won't get anything unless I get those things out of the way.

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.

You know, real artists, we expose our flaws. We long for intimacy.

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

Artists are the people that no matter what, pick up the pen, pick up a paintbrush. They take the time to translate what is happening to create something that resonates deeply with the rest of the people that are caught in the middle of their own reality.