When I was just coming up, I always wanted to be able to perform to a large crowd with a symphony.

Coming up in Chicago, we heard a lot of blues.

Being a young black man, observing and sensing the need for race equality and women's rights, I wrote about what was important to me.

I didn't put Priest down. He was just trying to get out. His deeds weren't noble ones, but he was making money, and he had intelligence. And he did survive. I mean, all this was reality.

The average American worker gets something like 14 days of paid vacation. In my school, you'd use up ten of those taking care of your kids on teacher professional days, then tack on a couple more for kids getting sick.

One of the most beautiful things about Britain, apart from the NHS and the free education, is the British Army.

I think that when I start a season, I speak with my players, and I always talk about education and respect. And I demand this, but I give this.

Watching movies was like going to school for me. It still is. You're always learning. Even if it's bad, you're learning what not to do.