I don't really care about the GOPs or the Democratic Party. My point is the people, giving the people truth.

You always wrestle with depression, you always wrestle with those things, because the events and the experiences are still there, and the things that take place are still happening.

You know what I had a problem with? The war - the war in Afghanistan.

I grew up in the 'hood around prostitutes, drug dealers, killers, and gangbangers, but I also grew up juxtaposed: On the doorknob outside of our apartment, there was blood from some guy who got shot; but inside, there was National Geographic magazines and encyclopedias and a little library bookshelf situation.

I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence

In Chicago, you have an absence of strong family units, and that absence gets filled by gangs. You have a failure in the school system, after-school programs and other social programs to help keep kids off the streets. Amnesty International speaks to that in some way, by keeping these issues in the forefront.

My greatest enemy at one point was myself, and so now once I got over the fear of myself I don't fear any man. I never have.