katesteb:

“the things that you see—movies where you identify with certain characters even though they come from different walks of life—i think there are these universal themes that everyone can identify with, and even though someone comes from a different culture or different part of the world, or a different gender, there are so many universal feelings that everyone shares.  the human experience is very complex, but at the same time we all can identify with anything that anyone goes through for the most part.  or at least, if we have an imagination, we can go there.  in a way, i think that means we house the potential to be all these different kinds of people.  so i’m a middle-aged black man, and i am a chinese girl.  i don’t really feel like i need to be what my human vessel tells the world that i am.  i don’t feel like i need to be a 34-year-old caucasian man.  just because the human vessel sends out that message to people, that doesn’t mean that’s who i am, that that’s the limit to who i can be.”

kevin barnes