The City of Angels is a microcosm of the world, and so living in L.A. makes me feel like a citizen of the world.

The City of Angels is a microcosm of the world, and so living in L.A. makes me feel like a citizen of the world.

I believed that President Obama was a good choice a couple of years ago because I felt that, as a black man, if he could win, it would open up progressive possibilities in this country for a lot of people. That was my major reason for believing his candidacy was a good thing. However, I don't endorse candidates, given the type of work that I do. My job is to hold people accountable.

Every community has a Martin Luther King Boulevard. It's the cornerstone we all know. It's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where Walmart stands together with your community to make every day better.

I think when I stop fighting, I die in a sense.

We need to elect leaders who understand that leadership is about loving and serving people, not about self-advancement.

I love my cross-sectioned, cross-cultural audience. Some of them are doing better than the average guy, but my audience has always been people who are struggling to stay in the middle class.