I hope America does not accept the kind of language that Donald Trump is using to describe our fellow Americans.

I think we've got to understand the complexity of the world that we are facing and no place is more so than in the Middle East.

Children exist in the world as well as in the family. From the moment they are born, they depend on a host of other “grownups” — grandparents, neighbors, teachers, ministers, employers, political leaders, and untold others who touch their lives directly and indirectly.

The arts are not a luxury. They are an integral part of our lives as individuals and as a nation.

Look at what I've done my entire life. I have been working on behalf of civil rights, women's rights, human rights for years and I know how challenging it is to change our political system and I have the highest regard for those who have put themselves on the line.

No nation can meet the world's challenges alone.

People sometimes ask me, "You're still in a primary - why are you criticizing [Donald] Trump?" It's because I don't want what he's saying to stand unanswered.