Lisa Bonet

“What saddens me is the corruption of youth and beauty, and the loss of soul, which is only replaced by money.”

“I have a desire to create more film, more beauty, more art, more love, but I don't feel desperate. It's not about creating or building a career.”

“I was literally the black sheep of the family, and there were definitely moments of discomfort while my grandmother was working through her racism.”

“I was obsessed with the Olympics. It's so exciting to see that level of excellence and endurance.”

“I spent a lot of time feeling alienated and rejected.”

“Once a week we go to juvenile hall and talk to boys there. Just go and spend a day in the juvenile courts.”

“I'm a shy person. I don't know if it's in my DNA to share with the world.”

“I'm writing a film. With our access to these powerful media, we're going to take over, because it's really disgusting what is put out there now to be consumed.”

“Let those who know know, and let me keep what little privacy I can.”

“My desire to participate in the business is not to make more crap.”

“It's okay to be a freak.”

“I felt devalued and disrespected. The energy behind it felt disingenuous and motivated by corporate profit.”

“It's from our sufferings that we form our consciousness.”

“I work with youth offenders in LA, I've heard them speak and see how music manipulates them.”

“Having a mate has given me that feeling of safety.”

“Success made me self-sufficient, but it also took away my anonymity. I'm just this quiet nobody, and all of a sudden people are nervous around me. That was kind of weird.”

“I'm part of an important movement that needs to happen.”

“When I was 16 I was fortunate enough to get Cosby and move to New York and shift my whole life. that had been my dream all along, and it came true.”

“An instructor once told me that when there's resistence in your body, it's only because of the resistence in your mind. It's about getting inside the pose. Being the breath.”

“A group of us started a community center in Santa Monica. We've tried different programs, and three have worked really well. A poetry group. Once a week we visit Venice High and talk to girls at risk.”