“Life is too short to do something you don’t want to do.”

She’s pretty amazing.

She can switch up the delivery, but it’s still with the right intention.

That’s what you want art to do, to open people up and start conversations.

That’s how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up.

I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.

I think L.A. is beautiful.

I grew up in New York and I’ve always lived here, so I look at myself as a regular person.

I have a Twitter handle, but I never sign on.

And I’m not sure if he [made his comments on Trayvon] because he was asked a question and he was trying to be diplomatic and neutral – that can’t happen.

My mother’s a pretty warm, open person.

I was reading the paper and saw a cartoon with Ray Kelly frisking Obama, and I was like “Wait, what’s happening?” so I Googled it.

I love that you can watch a film and 10 years later still be affected.

I realized in school I didn’t like it. When he died, it was like a wake-up call.

Everybody has been amazing, and the energy is really beautiful. I’m replacing my friend Condola

I feel like they’re talking about someone else we both know.

During the first show, I was like, “Wow, I’m onstage with Ms. Tyson!”

There can be no profit, if the outlay exceeds it.

Fortitude is a great help in distress.

Fully secure systems don’t exist today and they won’t exist in the future.

Give yourself a moment, to breathe, to love, to heal and to live.

I lay the clothes out on the floor with the shoes and socks,

It’s disheartening that animal people criticize societies that enlist the help of actors or organize creative acts like ‘I’d rather go naked than wear fur,’ to increase public awareness to our cause.

They are intelligent beings in their own right, and thoroughly self-sufficient… if not molested by humans.

I’m not saying that negatively. It’s healthy.