For me, the '80s were like the drawing by Botticelli of the nine rings of hell.

I always made stuff but never thought, I'm going to be an artist.

The most important imperative to be questioned is the one that tells you to go the the art supply store to be a painter.

I never have a problem with being black. I have a problem with the easy association of what that means to some people.

Tobacco and religious organisations.

A Scorpio, it's just about peeling back the layers. And I'm always surprised at myself-there's a lot under there.

If power is abstraction, which many black men, black women, and people of color have very little voice in, well, then I want to sit at the table.

Everything is more interesting and complex in my mind.

Everyone finds the time to do the things the want to do.

I am always in a state of Eunoia.And I'm not in it just for the vowels.

My mom was a free spirit, and she brought me up to be a free spirit.

Government was founded on the working premiss of being primarily an asylum for ineptitude and indigence.

Book of Ecclesiastes, God is saying... Write a good story, take somebody with you and let me help

Games give you a chance to excel.

I want to be a compassionate soul, finding worth and beauty in the worlds around me and within me, attempting to sing a transcendent tune with my temporal position in this life.

In a household of faith, there is no need to fear or doubt. Choose to live by faith and not fear.

Your life's short, don't ever question the length / It's cool to cry, don't ever question your strength.

I am a frustrating interviewee. I'm like Ronald Reagan. I don't remember and I don't recall.

We all have our own little thing, I think.

Be curious, learn and read as much as you can about food. Don't worry about making money. Focus on learning at various venues before you settle down for a steady position.