Everything you do, every thought you have, every word you say creates a memory that you will hold in your body. It's imprinted on you and affects you in subtle ways - ways you are not always aware of. With that in mind, be very conscious and selective.

What's in front of you is a whole world of experiences beyond your imagination. Put yourself, and your growth and development, first.

Success for me means being able to work. I don't look at so much at what I've done as much as I look to what I will do.

We are told there is not enough money for education, but somehow there is enough money for people to raise billions of dollars to defeat somebody in an election? Oh! Okay! Does that make sense?

As artists, we do the work that we do. Receiving an award or not receiving an award in no way diminishes one's talent or value.

Without an educated populace, democracy cannot sustain itself.

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.