“Performance is fleeting. I like acting, and part of what I love about directing is that I love performance. There’s something incredible about...
“Either writing and books are powerful, or they’re not. And if they are—and I’ve argued that they are—then the era made in The Case for Reparations...
“Each time I write something, it leads to something else. It’s not just jail sentences for me, but I’ve seen my friends jailed, dying, being killed...
“As I think back, when I was working on The Godfather, I had no power at all, but I had used the sort of Machiavellian ability that I developed to do...
“I think a lot of what art is about is finding your life reflected back with words or stories that you wouldn’t have thought of yourself. There can...
“There’s always an existential crisis in Hollywood because, at its core, it is a conflicted industry. It’s art and commerce trying to coexist...
“I think a lot of what art is about is finding your life reflected back with words or stories that you wouldn’t have thought of yourself. There can...
“This new book, Good Things, is a picture of me in this moment in time. It’s me sharing my love and value of the handmade. It’s a time capsule and a...
“I always look to history. I always look to my ancestors, what people had to endure in this country. It is such a privilege to be the mayor. This is...
“I feel strangely good. I don’t know how to feel about that yet. There’s something about this process that means a lot to me, and that’s being able...
“I always felt like I had a lot to say because I felt a lot. Once I started performing—I could say everything that I couldn’t say in my life. I get...
“I always felt like I had a lot to say because I felt a lot. Once I started performing—I could say everything that I couldn’t say in my life. I get...
“I suppose my plays are about the individual’s inner spirit. I think that’s what it’s about. The purpose of the theatre, to me, is...
“I suppose my plays are about the individual’s inner spirit. I think that’s what it’s about. The purpose of the theatre, to me, is...
“We lose ourselves at times in these parts for a good reason. If a character is not taking up more space in me than my friends or something I’m...
“There’s a feeling of distance to tell yourself, ‘I am not on the progressive left, but I am not calling people authoritarian extremists. I’m not...
“I ground myself and reinvent how I work for every different job. One thing that comes back to me is taking attention off myself. You will always...