As a child I had a lot of trauma. In trying to escape, I created a great imagination.- Leadership and creativity are born out of the same mind and born out of the circumstances life brought.
- “All things work together for the good…”
- The artist side of me needs his space. He needs to be creative and irreverent. I try to give myself enough space to create.
- I’ll dedicate 3 or 4 months at a time to write.
- I would walk away from people who are artists, but aren’t on time, and organized.
- People have more respect for you when you can honor and respect other people’s time.
- Remember who you were before you became who you are.
- When I was growing up, I couldn’t afford to go to shows. I would wait for intermission, when the smokers came out and I’d sneak back in with them. The first few plays I wrote, people say, “This doesn’t feel complete. It’s like it just starts in the middle.”
- Clear the noise so that I can hear from God. I get away from everybody so I can be still.
- I want to lead people somewhere with a creative message.
- What I try to do is surround myself with people who are like me. I was an underdog. We’re all underdogs. I will sometimes pass over the most qualified person with a bad attitude to take a chance on a lesser qualified person with the best attitude.
- I was born into this family. My dad was a functional alcoholic. He had a great work ethic but he could be violent and angry.
- I want to know the God that makes my mother so happy. I want to know this Jesus.
- God doesn’t make any mistakes.
- If it hadn’t been for her, I don’t know who or where I’d be. What she gave me is what has sustained me, which is my faith in God.
- It takes an enormous amount of energy to get through abuse or betrayal; it takes the same amount of energy to forgive as well.
- My anger was my fuel.
- What is so scary about forgiveness is that you give up the hope that the situation will be any different.
- It’s not just about making them laugh. It’s using laughter as the anesthesia to get to the subject matter.
- I don’t want to do a movie just to do a movie. I don’t want to just make you laugh to get a laugh. I want to move you.
- What I hope is that every generation gets better. It’s going to take time. (on racial reconciliation)
- People are just people. We are so much alike. We all have different issues and struggles, but all the issues and struggles are the same.
- It is a matter of opinion, or where you come from, or whether you understand it or not. (on critics)
- Rather than focus on critics, I’d rather focus on the 12 million people on Facebook who have personal stories.
- “God prepares a table before me…” Watch me eat.
- I believe wholeheartedly “to whom much is given, much is required”
- My mother had a heart for giving. I’d wake up in the morning and there would be whole families in the house.
- I want to be able to take care of myself and people I love, but I wanted to see
- When you feel like a number, rather than a soul, its tough.
- I wish we could just go to church and there be no judgment. I wish people would allow more celebrities to go to church.
- “People may forget what you said to them. People may forget what you did to them. They won’t forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
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