The water cooler conversation in every job I've had is sports, it's what did you do this weekend, it's 'How are your parents doing?'

What I love about L.A. and Washington, D.C. is that they're almost the opposite of each other. L.A. is a very creative space while D.C. is a very cerebral space. So, they're the ying and the yang in my world. I like them both for their own reasons.

I think the media loves taking the most absurd clips for a sport that has become congressional politics.

I'm also politically independent so I'm not a fan of either the Democrats in Congress or the Republicans in Congress.

The state doesn't own your children. Parents own the children.

Ganpati festivities bring a lot of joy to us but the rituals can cause a lot of harm to the marine life. For my family, only eco-friendly Ganpati completes this festival of joy in the true sense.

I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family it says they're looting, if you see a white family it says they're looking for food.

I grew up in a low-income area of Tokyo. Like most homes in Tokyo, ours was small. It was a free-standing, two-family rental duplex built 30 years earlier.