You only live once. You don't want your tombstone to read: 'Played it Safe.'

It's extremely important for women to be writing their own stories and giving them to people to really be emotionally impacted by

I'm a New Yorker, so there are some aspects of being a tough woman that I thought I could bring to the role - but it's such a different world as a woman who's like a warrior.

Whenever we do voter registration, we ask, 'Why haven't you voted before?' The response is often, 'No one's asked us.' It's not about telling people what to do - it's about sharing what they can do.

The American future is here, and there's great news: the future votes.

It's like our relationship is always about the other side that isn't the obvious side.

Back in the day, you'd walk down to a street corner and see some people making a story with a hat in front of them. It's ancient entertainment, ancient storytelling and oral history - now we're doing it on YouTube.