“Having grown up in a racist culture where 2 and 2 are not 5, I have found life to be incredibly theatrical and theater to be profoundly lifeless.”

Race, what is that? Race is a competition, somebody winning and somebody losing. Blood doesn’t run in races! Come on!

Heaven and earth! How is it that bodies join but never meet?

For me life is a challenge. And it will be a challenge if I live to be 100 or if I get to be a trillionaire.

There are a lot of movies out there that I would hate to be paid to do, some real demeaning, real woman-denigrating stuff. It is up to women to change their roles. They are going to have to write the stuff and do it. And they will.

Both class and race survive education, and neither should. What is education then? If it doesn’t help a human being to recognize that humanity is humanity, what is it for? So you can make a bigger salary than other people?

When people look only at the surface and that satisfies them and they think from that surface they see, that is to be truly blind.

Nature is neither reasonable nor just. Nature is exact.

In India, therapy is not part of the culture; it has not become such a big need.

We don’t have a culture of realistic acting in India.

That is true culture which helps us to work for the social betterment of all.

Black culture is cool, but black issues sure aren’t, huh?

I had a vision of bringing two cultures together, and I have said this in the past: my goal is to bring Morocco and India together through music and art.

Music knows no barrier of age or culture. It isn’t about being politically correct or even making a statement. Music is what appeals to the ears and touches your soul.

I’m a fan of mixing cultures together.

Our culture says that ruthless competition is the key to success. Jesus says that ruthless compassion is the purpose of our journey.