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I'm a human being who lives a flawed, contradictory life. And I have all sorts of problems and all sorts of successes. ”
Science isn't just for guys in lab coats, you know? It's for anybody who wants to do a good job of understanding and investigating the world. ”
I see the 'z' in 'Humanz' as referring to robots, AI, programming, brainwashing, indoctrination. And it's a question to us: are we human, or are we humanz? Have we lost the ability to think for ourselves? Do we just believe what we're told? That's how I see it. ”
As black folks we're always sensitive. As a black person it's always racial. ”
To play any character, you have to have a total understanding of why they do what they do. ”
My wife is a brilliant, hugely understanding person. ”
m really proud of 'Sad, Sad World' because it manages to state a very complex paradox of an emotion that I experienced when I had children, which is this great happiness and this great intensity, but with that intensity comes a deeper understanding of the world. ”
That's human nature - the ups and downs. ”
I don't think there's any topic a writer should feel afraid of tackling just because it has already been discussed. If you feel you have a fresh perspective and an understanding of a certain emotional truth, it's always worth writing. ”
Any musical person who has never heard a Negro congregation under the spell of religious fervor sing these old songs has missed one of the most thrilling emotions which the human heart may experience. ”