On bad days and bathtubs. On assassination and puppetry. On the mad that you feel. 

On kiddie pools and racism. On sharing a towel with Officer Clemmons. On how to say, and not to say, I love you.

On not talking about it. On jocks. On talking about it. On religion. On feeling feelings.

On phone calls with King Friday. On commencement speeches. On where to find answers. 

On playing to the peanut gallery. On make believe. On what is essential, and where to find it.

On making TV that matters. On being vulnerable on screen. On doing the actual work.

On failure. On trying again. On doing enough.

On growing up in the USSR. On loneliness and magic. On seeing and being seen.

On being your best self. On the least of these. On the virtues of a cup of tea.

On roller skating. On neighbor-hood. On love.