In '42, ' it's like the '40s where racial equality had come into the consciousness of a lot of people, whereas in the 1900s it was sort of a new thing.

You have to see through one's faults before you see their need.

Working on Shakespeare and learning about Shakespeare was the big takeaway for me.

Now, perhaps more than ever, we need more and more examples of healing. We need to learn what it takes to heal.

Politically, nowadays, as we know and feel, we are similarly underrepresented and not heard.

I just hope to work with great people, and do things that are challenging for me and that I can be proud of and not have to hide my face about. Those are my guidelines.

The surgeries were the hardest scenes for me because it's literally balancing so many balls in the air, at the same time, and each surgery is different.

It is that rare film [Moonlight] that comes along once in a while that catches the zeitgeist. This movie is that. I certainly have my fingers crossed that it is. Everyone needs to see this movie.

I want to shift my career back to shows like The Knick. I prefer the classic drama structure.

I am also producing and writing a bunch.

[Theater] has always been a big focus. I have been away from it for the past few years. I want to get back to it!

If you want to achieve things in life, you've just got to do them, and if you're talented and smart, you'll succeed.

Trying to be happy without a sense of God’s presence is like trying to have a bright day without the sun.

Social security is the most successful government program in our nation's history. We are not going to cut social security! We are going to expand social security!

Unlike most major American cities, Honolulu is geographically insulated from the rest of the country. When disaster strikes we cannot call on neighboring states for assistance.

It is not important to have said a thing first, or best - or even most interestingly. What is important is to say it on the right occasion.

I've done a bunch of jobs since 'Deadwood' went off the air, but it's always been a very high bar that those other shows have to live up to.

The thing with me, I can't talk about my work. I find it very difficult.

If you do not decide to be happy, very few people can make you happy. If you decide to be happy, very few people can make you unhappy.

It takes isolation and solitude for me to write.

When you are feeling bad, do one thing a day to make your heart dance. It could be a simple thing like looking up at the sky.