"There’s also something a little bit hopeful and beautiful about the idea of this zone that’s no longer habitable by humans that’s just turning into this lush forest that’s full of life.”

“Most people don’t know that the U.S. is the only democratic country in the world where artists don’t get paid for radio airplay."

There aren't separate Nobel or Pulitzer prizes for women and men. So why are acting awards divided by gender?

“Nothing that’s happened in 2017 or 2016 or 1916 has surprised people of color at all. I think it’s kind of opened the eyes of white people, in a way, who thought that racism didn’t exist anymore."

With sea levels and temperatures rising, it’s no wonder many of us feel like lobsters succumbing to a slow boil.

“Twenty-eight years later the words ‘Thank You. Come Again’ follow me wherever I go.”

“These animals that are the stars of our zoos and the stars of our cartoons and our fairytales.” They're also going extinct.

“I’m really not a fan of the tortured-artist myth. I think it’s extremely dangerous."

Fighting gravity, it turns out, is a great way to work through anger and anguish.