I do believe that separation can be a bit damaging at times. To be happy about yourself and your culture and all of that is necessary and fulfilling, but the whole tapestry is what's important.

We were taking collections for people with AIDS in New York around Easter.

I was busy welcoming a new experience. I had never done a movie before.

Theatre is immediate gratification

After about 15 minutes, you feel that you're winning them over.

My neighborhood was a great neighborhood; it was filled with all sorts of ethnic groups and things. So I grew up thinking I was a human being.

I do believe that separation can be a bit damaging at times. To be happy about yourself and your culture and all of that is necessary and fulfilling, but the whole tapestry is what's important.