I'll find places to grab as I walk and talk, sometimes even walking backwards because I have more control that way. People have no idea that I'm doing this.
I have visited some places where the differences between black and white are not as profound as they used to be, but I think there is a new form of racism growing in Europe and that is focused on people who are Middle Eastern. I see it.
You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready.
I've had trouble being in relationships and writing. This has been a real problem for me. I don't know if it's because I'm not free to fantasize or create these fantasy things about other people.
The man I lived with is a Christian, so I would talk to him about it. What would this person do in the Bible? What's the story around this person? Generally, when people talk about characters in the Bible, there's one thing they're known for, like Job.
So few people are truly themselves when they're in the spotlight.
Sade's stuff is real deceptive. She's got stuff about prostitutes, poverty and people on the streets.
People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness.
I grew up in a very literate, very independent household where people spoke their ideas and were very supportive of helping each other find their own way.
I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that.
We know grooming is important for people. To get their hair done, to get makeup and things like that - that makes a person feel better.
A fan club is a group of people who tell an actor he's not alone in the way he feels about himself.
People need to be peppered or even outraged occasionally. Our national comedy and drama is packed with earthy familiarity and honest vulgarity. Clean vulgarity can be very shocking and that, in my view, gives greater involvement.
Yesterday NPR fired me for telling the truth. The truth is that I worry when I am getting on an airplane and see people dressed in garb that identifies them first and foremost as Muslims. This is not a bigoted statement. It is a statement of my feelings, my fears after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 by radical Muslims.
The question now is does Obama have any hope of raising money? I don't think he'll raise it out of the New York people, I don't think he's going to raise it out the Hollywood people, so where's the money going to come from for Barack Obama?