“Most of my friends are dead. I watched friends die in my arms at 5, 6,...” — Lee Daniels Quote

“Most of my friends are dead. I watched friends die in my arms at 5, 6, 8. When I grew up, the rest of my friends died of AIDS.”

“I drank from colored water fountains and from the white water fountain just to see what it was like when I was a kid. What shocks me is that these kids today don't realize that this happened in many of our lifetimes.”

“I want to learn. I want to stretch my muscles as a director and work under different circumstances.”

“In Africa through the 1990s, with notable exceptions in Senegal and Uganda, nearly all the ruling powers denied they had a problem with AIDS.”

“I think it's very important to support the program in your area, as each part of the country has its own challenges coping with AIDS. It can be very different from state to state and city to city. Wherever you live, there is surely someone who could use your help.”

“The AIDS virus is not more powerful than God.”