Not only was I not white, to many people I wasn’t Asian either

Soup dumplings, sitcoms, one-night stands--good ones leave you wanting more.

People talk about perfect timing, but I think everything is perfect in its moment; you just want to capture that.

For me, juicing isn't about binging and cleansing; I try to incorporate it into a balanced diet.

There is a lot of food culture that goes on in the home and in the community in non-traditional ways. Food is a lot more than restaurants.

Black culture has been a huge influence in my life.

I like a walking culture; I need to be in a city where you can walk everywhere.

But what I'm very interested in, whether it's writing, whether it's hosting a show, whether it's cooking food, I'm just into the discussions of identity, culture and the politics of culture.

I don’t do coupons or Reeboks. Life is too short to half-step.

America ain’t three fifths bad.

When the color goes out of your soul, you are left with an empty heart.

Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.

I felt as though my mind and heart had been dragged through a thicket of rose bushes and caught on every little thorn.

Freedom stretches only as far as the limits of our consciousness.

Decide justice is worthy and refuse to go away.

If I hadn't started painting, I would have raised chickens.

Born to be some body." You were born to be some body, maybe a vet, maybe a hero, maybe a care giver. What ever it is you were born to be some thing special and if you believe you can achieve

The self-sufficient does not pray, the self-satisfied will not pray, the self-righteous cannot pray. No man is greater than his prayer life.

I like working on action films, and I like working on movies that are comic book based, or that have this theme, because they're things I watched or loved as a kid.

I've never had my heart broken.