Well, I just think through your career you go through different phases, and I just got sort of uninspired by the whole studio process of making and releasing films. ↗
I decided to go to Latin America because many of my students in Washington emigrated from this region and inspired me to learn more about their home countries. ↗
People who imagine and implement solutions to challenges in their own lives, in their communities, in our country and in our world have always inspired me. ↗
I was really inspired while I was pregnant and I wrote a whole album for my baby. I wanted to write a kids album that didn't annoy parents. I used The Beatles 'Rocky Raccoon' as sort of a starting place for my writing. ↗