America doesn't have the moral right to tell other people what to do. To say the whole world has to fall into line is you-know-what. I hope more people will rise up.

When you love something it's not a job anymore.

If you can't take a hit, you're not going to last long, that's for sure.

I want to tell stories, I don't really try to get boxed in by a specific genre.

I had a great education. From kindergarten to John Dewey High School in Coney Island, I am public-school educated.

It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody.

We’ve gone through the names—Negro, African American, African, Black. For me that’s an indication of a people still trying to find their identity. Who determines what is black?