I Think As A Kid

Some People Study A Text Very Deeply. The People Are My Text. I Study Their Words And What Their Words Sound Like, Over And Over Again. When I Was A Kid, My Grandfather Said That "if You Say A Word Often Enough, It Becomes You." Thinking Of That Later In Life Gave Me This Idea That I Could Try To Become America By Learning The Words Of People From Many Aspects Of The Country. It Doesn't Matter How Educated They Are. By Living In The World And Living Their Experiences, They Bring Extraordinary Truths. I Try To Do Those Truths Justice.

People In Power Have To Be Careful About What Comes Out Of Their Mouth. They Have To Find Exactly The Right Word That Can't Be Attacked.

Hope Is When You Look Out The Window And You Go, 'it Doesn't Look Good At All, But I'm Going To Go Beyond What I See To Give People Visions Of What Could Be.'

You Know, Interesting Minds Usually Do Hold More Than One Idea At A Time.

We Who Are In The Arts Are At The Risk Of Being In A Popularity Contest Rather Than A Profession. If That Fact Causes You Despair . . . Pick Another Profession. Your Desire To Communicate Must Be Bigger Than Your Relationship With The Chaotic And Unfair Realities . . . We Have To Create Our Own Standards Of Discipline.