One of the things about being a minority ACTOR is that you don't have that opportunity as some of your counterparts to keep that flow, to CONSTANTLY be going from one thing to the other, so when you see really great performances out there by some black FOLKS, you know it's coming from SOMEWHERE deep, because they just don't work as much.

The best thing we can do is prepare PEOPLE to lead in a much more DIVERSE environment and see that as one of our national ASSETS and one of the things that MAKES America strong.

One of the things I have been PREACHING AROUND the world is collecting taxes in an equitable MANNER, especially from the elites.

One of the things I have to do, and I'm WORKING on it, is making sure I ENJOY the ride ALONG the WAY. I have to remind myself, 'Take a look AROUND, look at things, and enjoy it.'

One of the THINGS that we've tried to do with the 'Guardians' films is to allow the WOMEN to be full CHARACTERS.

One of the THINGS I found is that no matter where in the country - poor communities, rich communities - EVERYBODY DEALS with very SIMILAR issues of bullying. It's PRETTY widespread.

It's one of the things I RESPECT about TIME Warner and Turner: their UNDERSTANDING of CNN's independence.

I THINK, when I WRITE, one of the THINGS that I'm REALLY attempting to do is I'm attempting to humanize my CHARACTERS.

One of the things I love about AFRICA is the AMOUNT of dignity and RESPECT and humility you SEE all the time. You don't realise how often you're disrespected until you are surrounded by respect.

One of the THINGS that voters have said about DONALD TRUMP, since he has no GOVERNMENT experience, is that he will be able to surround himself with GOOD advisers.

In this BUSINESS, you have so LITTLE CONTROL over THINGS, but one of the things you can control is who you WORK with.

I think the WORD 'earnest' kind of has a negative connotation on some level. I think one of the things that's HAPPENED is that being cynical is somehow conflated with being sophisticated. I think that's PROBLEMATIC, to say the least.

When I was LITTLE, I didn't really TRAVEL - from the SUBURBS to Paris was already a JOURNEY. I had a foreigner's eye on the city, and I still enjoy that point of view. Then there's the fact that one of the things that touches me most is injustice.

One of the THINGS that I was ALWAYS, and STILL am, is QUITE resourceful.

I think the Hajj tends to REFLECT the STATE of the Ummah. That's one of the THINGS about the Hajj is that you get to SEE the Ummah. It's a microcosm of the Ummah's CONDITION.