Listen, I'm not cool. Being cool is about keeping your blood pressure steady. So no. Don't be cool. Be passionate. Be dedicated. Be tenacious. Be uncompromising. Be pissed. Be happy. Be sad.

...We're people and we're different, all of us. And we should be using our differences to bring ourselves closer together. You know? Not be afraid of something that we don't know. ... It's unfortunate that things take a while to progress like this, but it was a great, great victory for equality. I'm proud New York has the balls to stand up for what's right.

My teenage years were exactly what they were supposed to be. Everybody has their own path. It's laid out for you. It's just up to you to walk it.

The many sounds of Memphis shaped my early musical career and continue to be an inspiration to this day.

True leadership is when you are willing to risk your power and voice so that all of ours can be heard.

If entertainment years were dog years, man, Id be like Gandhi. Id be like 250 years old.

If you can answer the question of why you’re doing it, it’s the right thing to do.