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

It’s a surreal experience.

And you don’t want them to look at you in a negative light.

I just find it hard to believe that anyone would stop me to share how much they loved something that I was a part of.

My intention is to do more films.

I had to say something. Kelly’s nomination would go against who President Obama is.

I assume Obama knows about stop and frisk, so this is not the person that should be the head of homeland security.

I was going to go to med school. My father’s dream was that all of his kids become doctors.

You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you,

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

I’m in awe of how grounded Ms. Tyson is and how her performances can be different but the same.

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.

May God grant me love for that which has splendor; but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.

On recovering my senses

Be advised that all flatterers live at the expense of those who listen to them.

In the Third World, there are 1.3 billion poor people. In other words, one out of every three inhabitants lives in poverty.

To say that obesity is caused by merely consuming too many calories is like saying that the only cause of the American Revolution was the Boston Tea Party.

The effect of standing before God by welcoming him before us will be the transformation of our entire life.

Truth is that which, when fully realized

For a documentary it’s so important to find the characters and to find people who will give you access to film