I love that in this movie [Everybody Loves Somebody], you almost want to go and hang out with this family.

The patriarchal society has made women believe, first of all, you're only valid and valuable when you're young.

Mexican food is one of the best culinary experiences that people can have.

Until they hired a Latina to write for Laurel [in How to Get Away with Murder], I was scared that she was going to fall into stereotypes.

Our society really needs to take a better look at what we're selling, because I think women being empowered will be as beneficial to men as it is to us.

The music in the movie [Everybody Loves Somebody] is very much hand-picked specifically because it's our history and our traditions. The themes are universal.

I guess that storytelling would be for me to keep making art that touches people in a way that nothing else can.

I know that [Sunday is the day you spend with your family] is a tradition that I want to keep alive and I also want to share.

I think, especially with this show [How to Get Away with Murder], we have Viola Davis and Pete Nowalk as the showrunner.

[Everybody Loves Somebody] was a different take on that immigrant sort of life.

There's not enough of those inclusive projects where I feel like I'm interpreting a human being and not just a statistic or a nationality.

The gift of words is the gift of deception and illusion.

their reality was far more interesting than any idealized version could possibly be

Don't limp in front of the lame.

Hip-hop used to be about battles, beatboxing and breakdancing. All they get exposed to now is the negative stuff.

What was once dormant is now a Creeping Thing

President Obama flew to a rally in Las Vegas last night. However, he did not visit any of the casinos. You know why? When you're $16 trillion in debt, they don't let you in.

Im only as good as my team, I love you guys so much

I suffer from the sense that everything good in my life is about to go away.

I learned that the richness of life is found in adventure. . . . It develops self-reliance and independence. Life then teems with excitement. There is stagnation only in security.

The best way to raise positive children in a negative world is to have positive parents who love them unconditionally and serve as excellent role models.