Having Zoe saved my life. It was my wake-up call. There were so many things I didn't want to pass on to her.
Lisa BonetI work with youth offenders in LA, I've heard them speak and see how music manipulates them.
Lisa BonetI was obsessed with the Olympics. It's so exciting to see that level of excellence and endurance.
Lisa BonetI have a desire to create more film, more beauty, more art, more love, but I don't feel desperate. It's not about creating or building a career.
Lisa BonetI was literally the black sheep of the family, and there were definitely moments of discomfort while my grandmother was working through her racism.
Lisa BonetI felt devalued and disrespected. The energy behind it felt disingenuous and motivated by corporate profit.
Lisa BonetA group of us started a community center in Santa Monica. We've tried different programs, and three have worked really well. A poetry group. Once a week we visit Venice High and talk to girls at risk.
Lisa BonetSuccess made me self-sufficient, but it also took away my anonymity. I'm just this quiet nobody, and all of a sudden people are nervous around me. That was kind of weird.
Lisa BonetPrisons are like the concentration camps of our time. So many go in and never come out, and primarily they're black and Latino.
Lisa BonetI'm writing a film. With our access to these powerful media, we're going to take over, because it's really disgusting what is put out there now to be consumed.
Lisa BonetWe use a Native American tradition of the talking stick. You sit and pass it around and whoever has the stick has to talk. Some people just hold it. Others really share.
Lisa BonetI took solace in my relationship with God who, along with my dog, was my best friend growing up.
Lisa BonetThat industry expects you to prove yourself over and over again. Do I stay doing this, or do I raise my daughter and live surrounded by people who love me? Wasn't even really a choice.
Lisa BonetBoth of my parents would say they were atheists, so where I inherited my connection to God I don't know. But it's natural. No Bible, no Torah, just the love religion.
Lisa BonetTheres not a lot out there, and what is out there has to be really interesting to make me want to leave my life, which is really precious to me.
Lisa BonetWhat saddens me is the corruption of youth and beauty, and the loss of soul, which is only replaced by money.
Lisa BonetAn instructor once told me that when there's resistence in your body, it's only because of the resistence in your mind. It's about getting inside the pose. Being the breath.
Lisa Bonet