I don't know how one would define an affirmative-action hire. I ultimately do not know what role race played in my hiring.

If they're all so brilliant and I'm such an affirmative-action hire, how come they didn't catch me?

Racism built me into a person that was set up to be self-destructive.

Well the first thing I'd say is that I'm not sure exactly what I'm supposed to do to show my remorse other than to say that I'm remorseful.

I think people can learn from my experience - you know, any young people who are under pressure, whether you work on Wall Street or you work in a factory in Alabama, and young journalists.

I don't know how one would define an affirmative-action hire. I ultimately do not know what role race played in my hiring.

One of my weaknesses happens to be lying, and I could tell you that I'm never going to lie again in my life, but that would be a lie.