I never wanted to show up and just say, "Okay, what are we doing today? Let's wing it!"

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.

With fear of stating the obvious: Freedom belongs to 'We the People,' not 'They the Politicians.'

We all hope that the police and prosecutors are objective. That's their job, but sometimes it's not true.

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

We see films all the time, whether they have access to all kinds of intellectual property or artifacts, and the one thing that they don't get is story. So I think whether you're talking about a biopic or an action film or a science-fiction film that has all the CGI in the world, if you're not trying to connect with an audience, it doesn't really matter.

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