I'm one with New York, and New York is one with me. I grew up there; there's no escaping it. We're like Siamese twins, if you separate us, I'll die..

When I feel myself getting overwhelmed, I take a deep breath and eat a piece of chocolate..

I'm sort of always trying to reinvent and recreate a better way of being, because, you know, democracy has been "the worst of all political systems e….

We can't be naive and think we can go it alone; we must humble ourselves and commit to routine and collective actions. This is just one reason why I ….

I am happy to have success in the entertainment biz, but the root of my happiness comes from my neighborhood, NYC..

We can not be naive and think we can go it alone..

I want to show people that environmentalism can be fun!.

I've been given the opportunity to be alive in this day and age, and it's rare..

I can play a lot of things, but I haven't mastered any one. I use music really as a form of raw expression; escape from the real world..

Once you get into the habit of work, you can be more productive in the things you want to do..

You can't expect people to do the right thing or else they will go to hell. We are already in hell!.

I don't like putting people on a pedestal, I think ideas are more exciting.

When you are dealing with real life, there is no way to control it..

What is important is family, friends, giving back to your community and finding meaning in life..

Happiness doesn't come from commercial success but from the quality of work that you give back to your immediate community..

In narrative films, you set up reality, so you can limit the variables. You don't have that luxury with docs..

Understanding that which is foreign to you is fundamental to cultivating a sense of connection and unity with one another. We are ultimately trying t….

People, instead of competing, they can actually support each other, in music..

The future of cinema and communications is all about collaboration and the decentralized control of storytelling. We're all part of the story; we can….

My only ambition when I came to Hollywood was to pay my rent..

Celebrities become divas because they get pampered so much, babied so much - then they get used to it..