I think that's the core of black aesthetics: the ability to improvise. That is what has enabled our [black people's] survival.
What do you do with your legacy, and how do you best put it to use?
Have a belief in yourself that is bigger than anyone's disbelief.
I been with strangers all day and they treated me like family. I come in here to family and you treat me like a stranger.
You got to be right with yourself before you can be right with anybody else.
You get to the point where your demons, which are terrifying, get smaller and smaller and you get bigger and bigger.