I understand politicos gotta make bank. But cloistering with the Hollywood elite is not how you prove you're a man of the people.

Facts tend to take the punch out of a good hate rant and are therefore left best unsaid.

For children, diversity needs to be real and not merely relegated to learning the names of the usual suspects during Black History Month or enjoying south-of-the-border cuisine on Cinco de Mayo. It means talking to and spending time with kids not like them so that they may discover those kids are in fact just like them.

At an early age, I knew there were a lot of things I couldn't do. My father was a doctor, and my mother was a teacher. I knew I wasn't good in numbers, and I knew I wouldn't work well in overly structured environments.

There is not a country on earth whose people don't deserve to be free and safe.

When people come in the door and they have something, discovering and exploring the character is a real joy.

When entertainment works the best, you're creating an apparatus to convey emotions.