"I don’t believe in empire, and I actively resist colonialism and its toxic and enduring legacy."

"We're going somewhere, even if it's only around the Goddamn corner"

"when the time comes we'll give each other our own Oscar and attend our own funerals and screw the rest of it if neces…"

"Colorblind casting shouldn't violate common sense"

"Criticism used to be an art practiced by educated people. Now you don't know what any of them are looking for in anyt…"

"I have less opportunities than I used to, but I don't think there's any prejudice against me because of my age"

"Performing artists are less political today than they were years ago because they're not called on to be political"

"We have freedom. What we don't have is equality!"

"They knew what to say because it fell into the existing rhetoric"

"The struggle and the arts are connected almost by definition"