A small nation can fight a superpower with determination and dedication.
All music now is influenced by Hip Hop. It's so deeply ingrained in the culture.
Money is important yes, but not the most important. I don't need money to smile or breathe. I would still be breathing if all my money disappeared tomorrow.
I think it's a beautiful thing how Hip Hop is received by the world.
It feels good to turn on the TV and have options, a variety. That's why television is so good.
It feels good to watch TV and know that you're being represented on somebody's network and for certain communities, it feels even better to know that you're being depicted truthfully.
There's very few shows that truly reflect specific ethnic experiences, and when they come and come right, they're a hit.
I was making films about American society, and it is true that I never felt at home there, except perhaps when my wife and I lived on a farm in the San Fernando Valley. But I always wanted my characters to be more than cyphers for the failings of their world. And I never had to look too hard to find a part of myself in them
It has occurred to me that the superhero really only originates in America. That seems to be the only country that has produced this phenomenon.
There is not one single police officer in America that I am not afraid of and not one that I would trust to tell the truth or obey the laws they are sworn to uphold. I do not believe they protect me in any way.
We must start with scientific fundamentals, and that means with the data of experiments and not with assumed axioms predicated only upon the misleading nature of that which only superficially seems to be obvious. It is the consensus of great scientists that science is the attempt to set in order the facts of experience.