“We no longer just take religious identity from our parents, so what's going on? Why are people going to this series, why are people reading so many books about religion? It's because they want answers. The answers are no longer just passed down from generation to generation. It's harder for people. In effect, you have to roll up your sleeve and ask the questions. But if you do it, if you forge your own identity, it can be much more personal and much more meaningful to you.” PeopleIfsWantBookReadingAsksParentReligiousAnswersGenerationsEffectsIdentityHarderSeriesMeaningfulSleevesReligious Identity Author:Bruce Feiler
“When I speak about freedom, it's about freedom of the spirit. Freedom of the spirit can't be represented by a body. It has to be art. It has to be all the colors. It has to be something that moves and has no boundaries.” ArtBodyMovingSpiritSpeakColorBoundariesNo Boundaries Author:Salma Hayek
“I think that most of the action in religion is around the home, is in families, and is in individual lives, and they can go on their own searches, watch their own TV shows, read their own books, form their own groups and discuss it, but that's where the action is - on the home front.” ThinkingBookShowsHomeActionFormIndividualWatchesGroupsFrontsTvsGoes OnTv ShowsIndividual Life Author:Bruce Feiler
“One of the things I've learned is to be much more open about my frailties and about our failures, because when you show your kids how you can resolve conflict in your life in real time, you're giving them confidence that when they have conflicts, they can push through them.” GivingRealShowsKidsConflictI've LearnedResolveFrailtyThings I've Learned Author:Bruce Feiler
“I am not dogging on non-melodic pop music because I love it, but I am saying that is why the timeless songs are still here. It's because of the melody. As far as what shouldn't be brought back, the high-waisted bikini bottoms.” StillsSongMusic IsBottomPopsMelodyTimelessPop MusicBikinis Author:Julianne Hough
“I love to act, I love to sing and I love to entertain, so if I am passionate about a certain project and I want to do it, I hope to stretch my acting skills.” IfsWantCertainActingSkillsProjectsPassionate Author:Julianne Hough
“I always knew that I had to direct. That was something I'd wanted to do. Finally, I was just looking at the situation and I said, "I wanna document hip-hop, as an art form, seeing how a lot of people don't take it seriously."” PeopleArtSaidWantedFormSituationSeeingDirectHip HopHipsHopsDocuments Author:Ice T
“I'm a narrative-minded actor. I'm thinking of the story. I'm not worried about whether the camera is on the right side of my face, or where the camera is. I'm just going for the story.” ThinkingStoriesFacesActorsSidesCamerasWorriedNarrative Author:Mark Duplass
“Rapping is a vocal delivery, so you can do it without being part of hip-hop and not knowing what hip-hop is about.” Can DoKnowingHip HopRapHipsHopsNot KnowingYou Can Do ItVocalDelivery Author:Ice T
“What's bad for the culture is wack rappers that get held in high regard like they're some great thing because it's the flavor of the month, but everybody knows they can't rap. I don't think it's hard, even for somebody who's not hip-hop, to know that that's not good. When you put them up against somebody that can really rhyme, you go, "Okay, I get it. This is what it should sound like."” ThinkingKnowsShouldHardCultureSoundMonthsOkayRegardHip HopRapGreat ThingsHipsHopsRapperRhymeFlavorFlavor Of The Month Author:Ice T