It's a misconception to believe that the resistance ended with the civil rights movement.

Im a child of the Civil Rights Movement.

Democracy is about criticism.

We live in a climate of fear, and because of this whole ideology of consumption almost to the point of religion.

My theatrical background was in the great work of the South African playwright Athol Fugard.

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

Just look at the cinema itself: It's comprised of lots of movies about graphic novels, and if you're not 20 years old and wearing a cape and a mask and white, you're out of business. Today's cinema is a proliferation of comedies, which are in some ways creating caricature images. They're one-dimensional.