Revolution is like a love story. When you are in love, you become a much better person. And when you are in revolution, you become a much better person.

The idea of starting with that Kanye [West] song is declarative. It says, "This is the kind of story we're telling."

The real truth is that [Harriet Tubman ] spirit is so powerful that it consumes you. I was literally reduced to basic breath and blinks while she inhabited my vessel and told her story through me.

Remakes are awesome, especially when it honors yet adds a new component or dimension to the original. But truthfully, we have so many stories, lives and subjects to explore that I'd love to keep pushing towards new knowledge.

Hopefully, other successes aren't like me. It carries much more meaning to other people; my success story is irrelevant. It doesn't make any sense.

If you just turn to your paper or television each day, there are thousands of stories that are much more shocking than the gallery artworks.

The time is just right to take risks and tell stories the way we want to tell them.

I think the world should be represented on television and for the longest its been limited. Ethnic stories specifically need variety in content period.

Honestly, being a part of any worthy life story is a goal of mine.

The telling of a good story, especially one that is real and true, is always exciting.