Art Simply Can’t Be Stopped.

I Remember From My Father's Funeral That The Minister Kept Using A Metaphor About Life Of A Prism. And I Took That Away Like A Cherished Image.

If I Do Three Interviews In A Day, I Can Be Exhausted, Because The Process Of Hearing Everyone Requires That I Empty Out Myself. While I'm Listening, My Own Judgments And Prejudices Certainly Come Up. But I Know I Won't Get Anything Unless I Get Those Things Out Of The Way.

Some People Study A Text Very Deeply. The People Are My Text. I Study Their Words And What Their Words Sound Like, Over And Over Again. When I Was A Kid, My Grandfather Said That "if You Say A Word Often Enough, It Becomes You." Thinking Of That Later In Life Gave Me This Idea That I Could Try To Become America By Learning The Words Of People From Many Aspects Of The Country. It Doesn't Matter How Educated They Are. By Living In The World And Living Their Experiences, They Bring Extraordinary Truths. I Try To Do Those Truths Justice.

Confidence Is A Static State. Determination Is Active. Determination Allows For Doubt And For Humility - Both Of Which Are Critical In The World Today. There Is So Much That We Don’t Know, And So Much That We Know We Don’t Know. To Be Overly Confident Or Without Doubt Seems Silly To Me. Determination, On The Other Hand, Is A Commitment To Win, A Commitment To Fight The Good Fight.

People Realize That We're Very Good At Sending People To War, But We're Not Good At Taking Care Of Them. And People Are Coming Back From War Now; Years Ago, They Would Have Been Killed, Now They're Wounded; And They're Coming Back Alive And With Post-traumatic Stress. So, I Think Americans Are Sensible Enough To Know We've Got To Figure Out A Way To Take Care Of Them.