“In spite of what my parents went through, they were also very lucky. They carry the guilt of their parents’ humble beginnings. It’s a generational...
“When you’re writing a profile, you walk into the situation not as a self, but as a person who is going to give yourself over to the...
“I’ve always had a passion for explaining our culture and history to people who aren’t familiar with it. In the last forty-three years...
“Portraiture is trying to approximate the temperature of someone. The way that they dress, the way that they see themselves as elevated. I...
“For the next fifty years, thinking about abortion as an essential human right is critical. The next chapter has to be a lot more complex than...
“Over the past few months, many people have come up to me and told me that our movie changed their life, and they start crying. That’s the most...
“I’ve seen a different way of making things with Women Talking. We can be more professional in the creative industry, while still being...
Happy holidays! For our sixth annual Talk Easy holiday special, we’ve partnered with the Audre Lorde Project to celebrate. Named after the...
“Democracy is fragile. You have to fight for every bit, every law, every safeguard, every institution, every story. You must know how dangerous...
“There are moments where I force myself to confront what I’m terrified of, which is how I felt with Welcome To Chippendales. Every single...
“There’s a moment in your youth where you have your big story. Early on, a lot of people make their Boogie Nights. The level of passion...
“I believe in people more than other people do. Everyone was going into this election dire, and I thought, I believe in voters. You don’t have...
“Writing offers a falling away of something; a loss of judgment, a quieting of rumination. It’s hard to make the case for the value of...
“If everybody loves it when they first see a painting, read the book, or watch a movie, there’s something wrong. It means that it went...
“I have always found that through specifics, you find the universal. In recent years, as opposed to observing some kid on the subway or a man in a...
“The most curious thing about the script for The Good Nurse was that empathy felt at the forefront of who Charles Cullen was. There was a...
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