I think that films about faith made for faith-based communities have a certain tactic.

I have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.

Music is what our feelings sound like.

There are women who make things better, there are women who change things, there are women who make things happen, who make a difference. I want to be one of those women.

In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.

Your soul either feels lifted by something that you read, or it feels squashed by it.

No role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife.

There's no wrong way to experience a film.

Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.

I think I always try to be accommodating and open and available and proving for my director. I love to give as many takes as they want. I love to give them as many choices as they want.

Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning.

You multiply your life when you invest it

Every great soul nurtures strong positive mental power.

Never have a friend that's poorer than yourself.

Your old road is rapidly aging. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand, For the times they are a-changin'.

The biggest failures come round and spring ultimate surprises of survival.

It is hopeless to try to convert some borders into seams.

Awareness returning home is awareness being enfolded by what it knows.

The crisis of black politics can only be resolved through the development of multiclass, multiracial, progressive political structures.

Home has always been one of the most important things. If I don't feel at home in my space, then I feel really unmoored.

At my age you don't go into fatherhood lightly.