And that's what art is, a form in which people can reflect on who we are as human beings and come to some understanding of this journey we are on.

What thoughts are to the individual, art is to the community as a whole. That's where you reflect on who you are, who you hope to be, what you've gone through, and where you hope to go.

Whenever an actor was going to die, I tried to help them understand not to take it personally. It wasn't about them. It's the story.

People forget that art is not just a piece of entertainment. It is the place where we collectively declare our values and then act on them. That's one of the most powerful things we have as a community: our culture and our art. And it's the intersection between life and how people deal with life. It's the most important thing we do.

The people of Baltimore are great. I love Baltimore. What I looked forward to, every year, was getting a new apartment in a different part of town and hanging out. People started to see you in the character that you were, so everyone thought I was real police.

And that's what art is, a form in which people can reflect on who we are as human beings and come to some understanding of this journey we are on.

The role of culture is that it's the form through which we as a society reflect on who we are, where we've been, where we hope to be.