I think leading by example is important, as I know the next generation is watching us.

When a young person is not eating three meals a day but still getting perfect grades at school, or when a young person deals with trauma at a young age yet still makes it to college, these are the things that inspire me.

I wanted to tell stories about people who didn't have the chance to tell their own.

We must change the culture of politics first.

I am deeply inspired by the courage and achievements of young people who didn't have the safety nets I had growing up.

Stop the bullsh*t. Stop drawing lines in the sand like previous generations [have done].

We can live nuanced, complicated, exciting lives with no reason for limitation.