If there's a photo of a roomful of kids I'm the one with the biggest smile or my hand over my face.
Black people are more likely to be incarcerated than white people. That's just a fact and it's regrettable and it's got to change.
The Orpheus myth is my favorite myth, and the prodigal son is my favorite parable.
Maudlin scenes where people pour their heart out to one another? I don't want to see it.
I grew up in a very loving but very broken family, and I suppose that's why I'm drawn to telling stories about well-intentioned people who are doing their best - but are not always successful - in figuring out how to maneuver through this complicated, bumpy and broken world.
There are sections of the film that I don't love. There are moments that really lift and elevate, and then there are parts that feel clunkier to me. But the totality of 'Harold and Maude' is so much greater than maybe other films that are more perfect or look more beautiful or handle every moment more exquisitely.
