The penalties for homosexual conduct were - would vary from state to state, but they were - it was a felony in most states punishable with prison terms of varying lengths.

Most of the young people I know are working so hard, 60 or 70 hours a week. They have no time for recreation or love affairs; it's just work and struggle. I want them to endure, and find that strength and be able to continue.

During those days when you're exhausted and during those days when you're frustrated, during those days when you're being attacked by your own people for doing what you think is right, remember you're part of a progression that goes back a long time of ordinary people who are doing their best to make it a better world.

When I was saving pills to kill myself, I thought there was no hope. I thought my life was over because I was a homosexual.

What people haven't quite grasped yet is that the rich are transforming cities all across the world.

Film really is a collaborative art.

I get to interact with a bunch of young people that are up against despair constantly.