Relations between black and white would be greatly improved if we were more accepting of our fears and our feelings and more vocal about it.

Take lots of time for yourself, discovering yourself-pursue not only a profession but other life passions, I always make time to rock climb or hike or write a few short stories. Also, find good people and surround yourself with them. Most importantly, always believe you will, unequivocally.

People who follow their religion to the letter of the law are just silly. I mean, I want to tell Hasidic Jews I promise you, God will not mind if you wear a nice cotton blend in the summer.

Smells definitely do have a crazy impact on me.

I think Jews tend to hold me in fairly high regard.

I really think everything is fair game.

By the time I would have graduated, at 22, I was a writer and featured performer on Saturday Night Live.