Oh, I Never Use A Seat Belt.

The Imagination Says Listen To Me. I Am Your Darkest Voice. I Am Your 4 A.m. Voice. I Am The Voice That Wakes You Up And Says This Is What I'm Afraid Of. Do Not Listen To Me At Your Peril.... The Imagination Is Not Our Escape. On The Contrary, The Imagination Is The Place We Are All Trying To Get To.

New Orleans Was A Thrilling Place Of All Kinds Of Races, It Was A Dangerous Place. It Was Really And Truly The Only International City On The Continent Of North America. There Were All Different Races And Everything Was Celebrated, And It Was A Place Of Difference, And Everybody Was Different And It Was So Odd, The Minute That America Took Over, The Minute That The Louisiana Territory Became Part Of The United States Of America, Instantly You Were Either Black Or White. There Was No Nuance. And So A Free Man Of Color Who Could Own Property Was Suddenly Not Allowed To.

Show Business Offers More Solid Promises Than Catholicism.

Everyone Talks About America, This Great Country. You Hear, "i'm More Patriotic Than You Are. No, I'm More Patriotic!" But How Few People Know The History Of This Country And How We Came Into Being. That's The Part That Just Amazed Me.

The Atlantic Ocean Was Something Then.