When I am presented with good work, I accept it. Wherever it is.

Things have a way of moving to the left, and then they move back to the right before somebody finds themselves in the center. That seems to be the nature of the creative world. It's not stagnant. I don't get upset about it.

Without an educated populace, democracy cannot sustain itself.

The act of giving expands one's entire life experience because nothing is more fulfilling than one's capacity to give.

I think the real understanding comes when we recognize our humanity in each other. That's not just between blacks and whites. That's between all religions as well.

When I look at the work, if it speaks to me, I'll say 'yes' and if the work doesn't resonate with me, I'll politely decline.

Where the women go, the culture goes.