I get very close to people when I'm shooting them.

I've taken it from feminist friends, and I've taken it from lefty friends too. But that reassures me. If the right is attacking us and the left is attacking us, that's exactly where we want to be.

I worry that people will think that I have done what I've done just because I have access and resources. I hope people will know that I'm just as scared and lonely as anyone else!

I keep wondering if everybody on the political left had someone who they were separated at birth from.

When you worship an idol, you're substituting a thing for the ultimate.

You can't worship the image or the Crucifix itself. You have to worship God.

A society that feels life is the most precious thing [jars against] a society that prefers death over theft, over loss of pride, over inconvenience, and so much else.

You probably couldn't have found much daylight between the NRA and the Disney company. They probably would've had had identical demographics for the people who really loved those companies.

I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty...But I am too busy thinking about myself.

I will never compromise Truth for the sake of getting along with people who can only get along when we agree.

I know an alcoholic is the worse, but sometimes I wonder if it's better to have a drinking father that lives at home, or a drinking father, that never comes around.

The view of Earth is spectacular.

You can disguise any set with lights and shadows.

From the very beginning I used sound business practices in everything I did. White businessman uses them to make money he's a genius. Black businessman uses them he's a crook. That's the way it is.

Your network is your filter.

The negative about acting is that you have to spend a great deal of time away from your friends and loved ones.

The Internet made the world smaller, so it's easier for people to hear your music. You don't necessarily need a radio record.

I've been blessed with the opportunity to express the views of black people who otherwise don't have access to power and the media. I have to take advantage of that while I'm still bankable.