Art allows people a way to dream their way out of their struggle.

If you aren't passionate about a vision, it's hard to have faith in it.

If you just remember to breathe and smile before you act, you’ll always make the right decision.

I think people instinctively know that their job is to give service and that they are part of a community. It had a great impact on me when my father walked the picket lines and I walked with him during the civil rights movement.

The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.

The reason I got a break in Hollywood when I moved here a few years ago is my good buddy, who I was on the beach with when he was a publicist, is now the chairman of HBO.

I don't want to wait for Hollywood to decide that what I do is good.