Poetry and slave trading cannot be bedfellows. That's where I stand.

In dealing with a man who thinks you are a fool, it is good sometimes to remind him that you know what he knows but have chosen to appear foolish for the sake of peace.

There is that great proverb — that until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.

Nobody can teach me who I am. You can describe parts of me, but who I am - and what I need - is something I have to find out myself.

People say that if you find water rising up to your ankle, that's the time to do something about it, not when it's around your neck.

Become familiar with your home, but know also about your neighbors. The young man who never went anywhere thinks his mother is the greatest cook.

The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.

When brothers fight to death a stranger inherit their father’s estate

If you only hear one side of the story, you have no understanding at all.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.

Children become frustrated and resentful when they view their parents as not being interested “in how they feel and in their point of view.

It is a mistake to confound strangeness with mystery.

I'm much more careful now about who I let into my life, but I don't think you could ever change what you're attracted to. You can make choices if you want to be with those people.

I think of the Roundabout as my musical theater family here in New York City.

Adversity is something that makes reaching your goals so much more rewarding than if it didn't exist.

Life begets life by its very nature. By the same token, inspired men inspire.

I try never to let my schooling get in the way of my education.

You ever try to go a day without judgment?

We have a finite amount of time. Whether short or long, it doesn't matter. Life is to be lived.

Filmmaking is really connected to life and all of the expressions that different arts found to allow access to life. Filmmaking touches on all of it.