My creativity and my political work are linked. I don't do this work out of guilt or out of responsibility.

Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling.

In less than a century we experienced great movement. The youth movement! The labor movement! The civil rights movement! The peace movement! The solidarity movement! The women's movement! The disability movement! The disarmament movement! The gay rights movement! The environmental movement! Movement! Transformation! Is there any reason to believe we are done?

Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt.

A lot of artists say, I'm not political. People are afraid of this word.

The war on drugs is a war against the communities.

People love to hear the mistakes you've made.