Nonverbal communication FORMS a social LANGUAGE that is in MANY ways richer and more fundamental than our WORDS.

There are FORMS of oppression and DOMINATION which become invisible - the NEW normal.

I like to borrow forms and QUOTES and USE a lot of allusions, in both poetry and MUSIC.

It's important that the art FORMS communicate, whether it's the dance program with the jazz program or the classical program with the opera program, that these conversations BECOMES FLUID.

In a MARRIAGE, EVERY FIGHT is the same fight, over and over again, in DIFFERENT FORMS.

In order to figure this artmaking stuff out, it's trial and ERROR and experimentation, and takes some time and hard thinking. PUTTING work out in MANY forms and stages is an extension of how I SEE things. I feel the art process is BEST served when it invites comments and constructive criticism from people.

Look at me as a man who performed works musically. Who uplift PEOPLE who NEED upliftment, mentally, physically, economically - all forms. Who told the people to live with LOVE 'cause only love can conquer WAR, and to understand themselves so that they can understand OTHERS.

There are a lot of forms of exercise where you have to LEAVE yourself out of the room while you FORCE yourself to do this thing. With Pilates, I get to bring my true self. I cry, I LAUGH. I get to go, 'Where is my body today? What do I NEED today? How can I TAKE care of myself and push myself past my comfort zone?'

The things that PEOPLE won't totally accept come in all shapes and sizes and forms, and I can RELATE to that in my own YOUTH.

There isn't only one way that BLACK art or entertainment is represented, and that's the most IMPORTANT thing. We're permeating every style. We're claiming and, when necessary, appropriating all kinds of FORMS. Nothing is FORBIDDEN, because it's not what black PEOPLE do: because it's not what we think of as black art.

While SERVICE in the DEPARTMENT of JUSTICE is itself one of the highest forms of public service, the Department further strides to increase ACCESS to justice for all and to strengthen our communities.

I BELIEVE in LOVE in all its FORMS.

I am classically trained in FRENCH pastry, but I am American and have a NATURAL curiosity and playfulness that comes through in my cooking. I LIKE to present flavors that people are familiar with in unique combinations and FORMS that may surprise them.