I try to widen the horizons of every child I meet, and part of that is promoting diverse forms, be it graphic novels, stories told in a narrative voice, or more translated books, as well as more diverse writers and more diverse characters.
The greatest of the greats wouldn't be the greatest of the greats if they didn't try stuff, you know what I mean?
After this interview, I'm going to immigration to try to sort out my Green Card, just like any other normal person.
When I'm working with improv people, I give them the green light to just bring it and try things.
I try and groom myself, be it through fitness or dance.
I'm not that involved in personal grooming. But I try not to be offensive to people.
I walk out of my apartment, and St. Vincent's is standing there like a ghost ship. That was the ground zero of AIDS in New York: a conservative institution that quickly adapted to its unconventional patients and made heroic efforts to try and save them.
I just try to stay grounded.
When I was a rapper, the groupies didn't have to try too hard with me. Just show up at the hotel.
I try to exploit things against everybody; that's part of the game: beat the guy that guards me while you're beating their team.
As for my stuff, I'm just doing guest verses for other people's records. I try to stay recording, because if I don't, I get rusty.
When we began Starbucks, what I wanted to try to do was to create a set of values, guiding principles, and culture.
My family is usually the first guinea pigs to try out my new recipes.
I tend to be naive and gullible, I guess, but I try to believe that governments believe what they say.
My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.
I really try to play to my strengths, man. I'm never going to be Guthrie Govan: he's a brilliant player.
I try not to bring my phone to the gym - it's too tempting to play with it.
I like to try new looks and new haircuts. It's part of who I am.
I try to avoid hairspray, gel, and heat as much as I can - I will use a pomade or a very heavy conditioner to style it the way that I want it.
If you're going to write, then write a novel with a Haitian woman in it and try and describe her accurately. When you can do that, you can write about people.
