It is only through opening your hearts will you be able to see that by promoting freedom for all, you are unchaining yourself. I guess I'm an optimist. I have faith in people and our government ultimately to do the right thing. And to my brothers and sisters in California, I'm there with you every step of the way until that day comes...

Donald Trump's not politically correct. Although you are running for president, you should be politically correct. But there is also the expression of an artist.

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

When I started the diamond business, no black person, period, was in it to do what we're trying to do to change the industry. So I like to do things that I see clearly that are in my, you know, scope. And then, I had to figure how I get talented or smart business people around me to execute. That's what I have to do.

Hollywood is full of very liberal people, but it still has an infrastructure that needs to be broken.

I try to do things that I think are helpful to the environment, to the animals, and to the planet.

I ask everyone - white Hollywood and black Hollywood - to get outside of your comfort zone and make friends. That's where they're going to learn from each other, and that's where they're going to make better movies and make Hollywood a better place.