Sad stories make good books
Whatever is the scariest is almost always what I end up choosing.
And I found the theater, and I found my home.
Rise above the way society is going to see you and society is going to see you at the absolutely bottom of the totem pole because not only are you female, you are Black. Never believe it and never give into that, that that's where you live or that's who you are.
You feel the communion of the collective consciousness in that moment when you're on stage doing something and the audience is absolutely with you. And the audience becomes a collective entity as well. They come in from separate places and socio-economic backgrounds, and places across the world and days that they've had, and then they come together and they become one collective thing, and experience something in a collective way.
Some sort of creativity is within everybody; I think that's just a part of the human spirit. I think there's no human being on earth who is not creative in some way, because I think it's just a part of our genetic makeup.
Pedigree matters: if you break your shoulder trying to open a door, it's much harder to play the game once you get in the room.
Hatred of injustice is not the same thing as a love for everyday people.
I have toured with Klemens Marktl, playing his original compositions and arrangements. He is a wonderful drummer, a writer possessing a high degree of creativity, and an assured band leader.
Your ideal body weight as an ectomorph at 6' 0" will be 214. 378 lbs. There. Happy? And if you lose or gain a pound, I will have you killed. It is important to be ideal.
Vulnerability is not about winning, and it's not about losing. It's about having the courage to show up and be seen.