"When you're trying to destroy a human being, it's very important to tell him that he's a nigger."

"The great thing about being an artist is that you are allowed to make mistakes."

"It is not a racial problem. It is a problem of the way in which people are treated."

"The world is full of people who are trying to tell you who you are, but you have to decide for yourself."

"I think the great problem in America is that we've never been able to face the fact that we were founded on a lie."