She had observed that the more education they got, the less they could do. Their father had gone to a one-room schoolhouse through the eighth grade and he could do anything.

He loved her because it was his nature to do so, but there were times when he could not endure her love for him. There were times when it became nothing but pure idiot mystery...

Remember what you won't get if you don't mind, " her grandfather remarked.

Reason is in fact the path to faith, and faith takes over when reason can say no more.

You know, it's hard work to write a book. I can't tell you how many times I really get going on an idea, then my quill breaks. Or I spill ink all over my writing tunic.

The first thing you must know as an actor or director is the space you will inhabit. See the architecture imagine where things can happen in space.

For me, chess is a language, and if it's not my native tongue, it is one I learned via the immersion method at a young age.

I like to do theater and hopefully be effective. Most actors, at least contemporary actors of my generation, can't do it. They don't have the chops.

Who you become while you're waiting is as important as what you're waiting for.

STOP looking back!!!! When your past calls do NOT pick up!! it has nothing new to say.

This book, "Speaking Freely," starts when I came to New York. And the first chapter is about a man who became a friend of mine, much to our mutual surprise, Malcolm X.

Time's horses gallop down the lessening hill.

Literally overnight, I became an animator... and one that was well-known.