A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas read more

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas are bankrupt, and that the party basically takes their loyalty for granted, ... Then the Republicans start coming around — and we're like the lonely girl standing against the wall at a dance. Even if you know it's lip service, you feel receptive, just because somebody has bothered to come over and pay attention to you.

This has been the first real test since FEMA (U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency ) was put under Homeland Security read more

This has been the first real test since FEMA (U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency ) was put under Homeland Security and obviously it didn't work and I think they will want to reexamine how they respond to disasters.

We suffered a 5- to -6 percent loss in business till Saturday as an impact of the Aug. 17 occurrence,

We suffered a 5- to -6 percent loss in business till Saturday as an impact of the Aug. 17 occurrence,

Of all the things I do, acting is the thing that grabs most, but there's another level on which it read more

Of all the things I do, acting is the thing that grabs most, but there's another level on which it strikes me as being a little silly. In the end you're dressing up and deciding to be somebody.

I mean simply to say that I want my characters to suggest the background in themselves, even when it is read more

I mean simply to say that I want my characters to suggest the background in themselves, even when it is not visible. I want them to be so powerfully realized that we cannot imagine them apart from their physical and social context even when we see them in empty space.

I support a national notification requirement. But we also need to give companies protection so that if it's obvious they read more

I support a national notification requirement. But we also need to give companies protection so that if it's obvious they are trying to keep data safe and something happens anyway, they shouldn't be subject to lawsuits.

The booking agent had the audacity to take 10 percent, so we wound up with about $100 a week apiece.

The booking agent had the audacity to take 10 percent, so we wound up with about $100 a week apiece.

A lot of times, people think that this is New York, and you're never going to find an honest person read more

A lot of times, people think that this is New York, and you're never going to find an honest person who's going to turn something in. But people are honest. They really are.

We were leading Toms River South after the first quarter. It was a depth thing. They had the depth and read more

We were leading Toms River South after the first quarter. It was a depth thing. They had the depth and were fresh in the third quarter.