You can positively affect and change a social circumstance with art, and itโs vital that a change happens now.
Mos DefWhat I take from writers I like is their economy - the ability to use language to very effective ends. The ability to have somebody read something and see it, or for somebody to paint an entire landscape of visual imagery with just sheets of words - that's magical.
Mos DefI tell people all the time, I've always loved music and I love the language, which is a huge reason why I'm part of theater. But, I didn't wanna do all of this. I would've been satisfied to do it, like, on the weekends among friends, and to have a regular job.
Mos DefI guess something that you love to do, you gotta ease up off it and give it a little space, come back and be fresh to it.
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