I was a gift to my mother. She was a remarkable person. God or nature, or whatever those forces are, smiled on her, then passed me the best of her.

I cannot be understood in three minutes.

We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists... in the loved one, perfection.

I wanted to explore the values that are at work, underpinning my life.

I knew what it was to be uncomfortable in a movie theater watching unfolding on the screen images of myself - not me, but black people - that were uncomfortable.

In my case, the body of work stands for itself... I think my work has been representative of me as a man.

I come from a great family. I've seen family life and I know how wonderful, how nurturing, and how wonderful it can be.