In Arkansas alone, approximately three quarters of a million people are at risk of going hungry, and one in four children does not get enough to eat, so my goal is to bring awareness to this tragic issue.

Voters must have faith in the electoral process for our democracy to succeed.

I am not normally a betting person, but I say that putting your money on the American people is about as close to a sure bet as you are going to get.

Now, I do come from a part of the country where the people say that the only thing in the middle of the road is a yellow line or roadkill.

I think criticism, or a critical engagement with history, has a good deal to do with a willingness to be fooled.

I wanted to emulate music from America - young punks playing rock n' roll is what it was. I read part of Keith Richards' autobiography, and it was totally parallel with me, learning from American records.

Learning lines is my biggest challenge.

Sometimes you have to stop thinking. Sometimes you shut down completely. I think that's true in any creative field.