We Live In A World

New Orleans Was A Thrilling Place Of All Kinds Of Races, It Was A Dangerous Place. It Was Really And Truly The Only International City On The Continent Of North America. There Were All Different Races And Everything Was Celebrated, And It Was A Place Of Difference, And Everybody Was Different And It Was So Odd, The Minute That America Took Over, The Minute That The Louisiana Territory Became Part Of The United States Of America, Instantly You Were Either Black Or White. There Was No Nuance. And So A Free Man Of Color Who Could Own Property Was Suddenly Not Allowed To.

Everyone Talks About America, This Great Country. You Hear, "i'm More Patriotic Than You Are. No, I'm More Patriotic!" But How Few People Know The History Of This Country And How We Came Into Being. That's The Part That Just Amazed Me.

What We're Dealt With Hopefully Is Two Arms, Two Eyes, Two Legs, A Head, A Heart. The Variations, The Extensions, The Possibilities Of The Human Body, What That Can Do

I Don't Think About Taking A Risk. I Think About How Far Can I Go. How Can I Make Myself. What Are The Risks I Must Create.

You Can't Kind Of Take Away, You Either Do Or You Don't. If You Kind Of Take Away Something You're A Failure.