In this culture, where entertainers and athletes wield such power, it seems only right to me that they try to make their influence a good one.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The sign of a good society is where talent is respected.
There is incredible power in the arts to inspire and influence.
I believe that as an entertainer, you're only as good as your audience and the people who support you.
The way you really find out about the performer's seriousness about the cause is how long they stay with it when the spotlight gets turned off. You see a lot of celebrities switch gears. They go from the environment to animal rights to obesity or whatever. That I don't have a lot of respect for.
I think that's one thing about the entertainment industry: Athletes want to be actors, and musicians want to be actors, so it all kind of mixes nice together.
In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves.
I think that people who are famous tend to be underdeveloped in their humanity skills.
Amazingly, I think that a lot of times athletes are - are kind of in a position where other think they shouldn't weigh in on certain social topics.
Sportsmen just do what they do. I'm not trying to be a role model. If there's any inspiration people can take from me, take as much as you can - from my good and my bad.
That's the job of the entertainer, to entertain, not to motivate or inspire people to get violent!