Jeffrey Wright Quotes
I like New York because you're kind of forced to smell everybody else's funk. So it keeps you biologically attached to the world around you.
When you go to a restaurant, the less you know about what happens in the kitchen, the more you enjoy your meal.
I like to do theater and hopefully be effective. Most actors, at least contemporary actors of my generation, can't do it. They don't have the chops.
Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan.
I think I was afraid of what I might say when I got onto someone's stage or in front of someone's camera.
New York is the greatest character actor ever. Any film that is shot in New York is elevated by the city.
As much as we teach our kids, the process teaches us. If we're being diligent, we're learning from our strengths as parents, but also from the mistakes that we make.
The line between being a nurturing parent and an over-bearing, damaging parent is one that's very delicate.
Having been born and raised in Washington, D.C., you kind of absorb politics when you grow up. And it continues to be a focus of mine, probably more than what is healthy for me.
Some musicians play blues, others classical jazz or bluegrass. I like to play political roles because I can merge my political interests with my creative interests.
Well, I like to be kept on my toes. I look for a challenge. I don't like to recreate steps that I've already walked. I like to see if I can create something new.
For lack of any clearer idea, I just started acting one day. It had been in the back of my head for a while, but I think in some ways I was afraid to do it, and finally I just stepped up.
And it's one reason why I don't go to a lot of movies - they're more and more dominated by corporate values and fiscal concerns as opposed to cinematic concerns.
The great thing about movies is that they're collaborative. And the worst thing is that they're collaborative.
