He believes theater spaces should be treated as sacred environments, similar to how he feels about stand-up comedy venues.

“I feel like theater should be any type of theater stand up as well should be a Sacred Space”

He considers Hamilton to be a well-crafted musical despite any underlying cringe factor.

“the music is fantastic I mean the songw writing was great wow beautiful music he's a Visionary”

Theater is a vital space for public discourse because it forces audiences to step away from reactive digital environments and walk in the footsteps of people with different perspectives.

“Unlike social media, which is a very responsive, reactive, and competitive form of discourse, theater demands that you one turn off your phone, which is brilliant, and for a couple of hours walk in the footsteps of someone else you probably disagree with”

Laura Linney identifies as a theater person who never expected to be recognized for film or television work.

“if someone had told me 20 years ago that this camera shy theater person would be represented amongst her idols of film and television i would never have believed it”

Danielle Deadwyler feels that August Wilson's plays explore the interconnectedness of people and the ancestral spirit of Black life.

“the value of an ensemble a family of the composite being of people how am I in you and you within me spiritually and ancestrally in the material and immaterial this is the long running thread of his Works in subject and in the beauty of the visual we see performed on stage and Screen”