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  • People forget that art is not just a piece of entertainment. It is the place where we collectively declare our values and then act on them. That's one of the most powerful things we have as a community: our culture and our art. And it's the intersection between life and how people deal with life. It's the most important thing we do.

    "The Wire's Wendell Pierce on art, New Orleans, and his crush on Janet Jackson". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. October 14, 2015.