We can look at history and see that [political turmoil is] fertile ground for art.

Language from songs and TV shows feel integral because it helps to create the environment and describe the full picture.

My friends and I have all been super motivated to work and to do the work that we need to and want to and think should be in the world.

And I would stop and take you in, all of you, and when our eyes lock we'd just stare into each other's souls and all of the lost time would come out in the shape of a big smile, a few tears and a tight hug that feels like...I don't know, it would feel like home.

There was something about Beyoncé that felt like a vessel, I guess, that I could kind of impose all of these feelings and thoughts onto. I was drawn to a little bit of a dichotomy between the glamour and celebrity and the very deep and complex legacy of black women, and what that means in terms of performance.

Sometimes I feel as though I'm trying to take a hit for the team so that other people then can move forward. I'm like, "Look, I just laid out all of my stuff, so what's the worst that can happen?".

Аrt movements are always linked to some kind of turmoil.