I loved Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi. Its about a first-generation African family living in America that has to return home to Nigeria when their estranged father passes away.

I'm realizing, you don't need to change anything about yourself. This is who you are, and it's okay. That's daring.

If they can learn to say Tchaikovsky and Michelangelo and Dostoyevsky, they can learn to say Uzoamaka.

Ive heard of nothing coming from nothing, but Ive never heard of absolutely nothing coming from hard work.

I think there's something really thrilling to having to get people laughing about something and then when you have them in that comfort space, you can drop the weight into the texture of the story.

It's exciting to watch people do and write and say what they feel like doing, writing and saying.

My only want and wish, really, was to tell a good story. I wanted to do good work, tell a good story, and give the character a voice. Those were my only expectations.

I kept hiding my smile in pictures throughout middle school and most of high school until picture day came my senior year.

Faith is a big thing we explore.

I love De la Renta. I love CoSTUME National; I think they're just incredible. And I love Marc Jacobs, too - they're also great, just a great brand.

In performance, you dont always feel that sort of family bond right off the top. It sort of develops and grows over time.

I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting. But it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously.

Never trust a man who reads only one book.

This universe is a dancing stage for consciousness.

Defeat none but one

I can trust in my parents' love. And it strikes me that is a big thing to trust, a big thing to have had, no matter what else happens.

You are...beyond my imagination. It's a wonder you can be touched at all.

Games are for childhood, and sometimes I think I lost my childhood young.

There is a time to take counsel of your fears and there is a time to never listen to any fear.

Yesterday is a cancelled check. Tomorrow is a promissory note. Today is cash in hand. Spend It!

One who has given up any hope of winning a fight or has clearly lost it wants his style in fighting to be admired all the more.