Spike Lee

It has been my observation that parents kill more dreams than anybody.

It comes down to this: black people were stripped of our identities when we were brought here, and it's been a quest since then to define who we are.

A lot of times, we censor ourselves before the censor even gets there.

What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.

When you go to standup, there seems to be a common denominator of some form of need or want for validation from the audience that maybe you were lacking as a kid.