I was involved with the anti-apartheid movement through my work as an artist and also through my political commitment.

I was able to do The Saint of Fort Washington, on the relationship between two homeless men.

I want people with epilepsy to know that there are ways in which they can play a role in their own recovery. It's all in how they approach what is happening and how they can use that as a catalyst for their own growth. If there's one thing that I've learned, it's that people are willing to embrace you if you share your story.

Freedom Summer, the massive voter education project in Mississippi, was 1964. I graduated from high school in 1965. So becoming active was almost a rite of passage.

One of the main purveyors of violence in this world has been this country America.

Mother Earth is in pain and ailing - bglobal warming. The world is dealing with issues of immigration, deindustrialization, and poverty. When I was born, there were 2.5 billion people living on the whole planet. Now there are 2.5 billion people living on less than $2 a day. That's the kind of reality we have to deal with.

I've been a Goodwill Ambassador for the UNICEF and the UNICEF family for more than twelve years