I Went Through This Realization

I Love To Sing. I Don't Think It's Strange For Singers To Act, Or Painters To Sculpt. I Don't Want To Ever Feel Like I'm Cornered Into One Expression Of Creativity Because I'm Successful At Making Films Or Being An Actor. I Guess It's Best To Not Paint Yourself Into That Corner.

My Grandmother Was Also An Active Member Of The Tenants Association And A Staunch Supporter Of The Democratic Party, And Both Of My Parents Were Extremely Liberal, So I Think I Grew Up In A Household That Was Very Politically Conscious - We All Watched The Elections On Tv, And We Watched The Debates. So It Was An Awareness That We Were Raised With, And As We Grew Into Young Adults, We Just Naturally Became Politically Active. It Was Just Understood That It Was Important, That It Was Our Responsibility.

You Read Statistics All The Time Like, "13 Million People Are At Risk Because Of The Severe Drought In East Africa," But I Think Those Kinds Of Numbers Fall On Deaf Ears - There's So Much Devastation In The World, That It's A Bit Overwhelming For People.

I'd Rather Be Really Good At Something Or Not Do It At All.

People Are Fed Up - And I Think Quite Rightfully So. But What Are They Proposing As An Alternative To Just Being Upset Or Feeling Disillusioned Or Abandoned? That Kind Of Protest Movement Really Needs To Happen On A Much Bigger Scale, But There Needs To Be A Clearer Message.