I swore I'd never become some lord's brainless arm ornament and political host, but I've become far worse. I'm a glorified housekeeper and sperm donor. -from the journal of Payton Marcus Townsend.

Love or not to loveWhen question ariseLove or not to loveAlways love.

It's hard to be nice when the rest of the world is so mean.

Society exists only as a mental concept in the real world there are only individuals.

Sometimes I want to work with a DP, sometimes I want to work myself. I go to 35mm, 16mm, it's all the same, but it depends on what you want to tell and what are the tools you need.

I may not agree with everything, but our President, just like President [George W.] Bush did, is trying to do his best under difficult circumstances.

Of all the pulpits from which human voice is ever sent forth, there is none from which it reaches so far as from the grave.

Everyday above ground is a great day, remember that.

A gnarled old branch dulls the blade that severs a sapling.

Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests.

I was the only Black person on the set. It was unusual for me to be in a circumstance in which every move I made was tantamount to representation of 18 million people.