I understand that we should never lose our right to be offended, so I accept it. But for me it was always a study of human behavior because if we jus….

The people of Baltimore are great. I love Baltimore. What I looked forward to, every year, was getting a new apartment in a different part of town an….

Your actions are not in a vacuum. They impact other people. It may be in a way that's less obvious than in mainstream movies, but it comes to an unde….

People forget that art is not just a piece of entertainment. It is the place where we collectively declare our values and then act on them. That's on….

We don't eat to live, we live to eat because that's a part of the creativity of the day..

When you're doing comedy on stage, it's great because you have the audience there and they're like another actor in the scene. You feed off of them, ….

Our thoughts are to the individual as our art is to the community..

I always wanted to be a journeyman actor. I wanted to be able to do comedy and drama, classical and contemporary. I like to do film and theater. And ….

Culture is the intersection between people and dealing with the journey of life itself. How to deal with life, how a people deals with life is litera….

That is the heart and soul of the American dream, homeownership, the idea of being able to buy a house and start to build your family..

Whenever I go someplace I always buy something, collect something, to help me remember the trip. So I guess I collect mementos from my many travels..

New Orleans, more than many places I know, actually tangibly lives its culture. It's not just a residual of life; it's a part of life. Music is at ev….

There's no greater honor, as an actor, to be a part of a project that changes lives, and awakens and enlightens and entertains..

One of the richest countries in the history of the world having communities where people have to go over half an hour to get to fresh produce and foo….

Art imitating life and life imitating art, and it's beyond the job - it will always be a marked period in my life..

The whole idea of jazz came about was the interpretation of the human dialogue, trading fours. When someone's soloing and someone picks up the solo a….

Whenever an actor was going to die, I tried to help them understand not to take it personally. It wasn't about them. It's the story..

I'm so thankful when I have a job. I would say the worst job I ever had was the one I quit after the first night. I was an overnight restaurant janit….

And that's what art is, a form in which people can reflect on who we are as human beings and come to some understanding of this journey we are on..

We always see abhorrent behavior and say why, but then we get mad when somebody tries to answer..

We always see abhorrent behavior and say why, but then we get mad when somebody tries to answer. Just to answer the question why does not say I'm val….