Paul Robeson once said that the artist has the responsibility to either help liberate the community or further oppress it. And I think that when Eldridge Cleaver wrote it down it was interpreted as his, but there's a history of people saying things of that nature and meaning it. And what I do is in that tradition, in that mode.

Colour is not the issue in America; class is.

I cannot afford to watch Fox News.

If someone comes to you and asks for help, and you can help them, you're supposed to help them. Why wouldn't you? You have been put in the position somehow to be able to help this person.

All the dreams you show up in are not your own.

You should be able to do anything you can afford as an adult.

The first revolution is when you change your mind