When you have a community that's strong in the arts, it brings all sorts of attention and different businesses into the community. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
That's the magic of art and the magic of theatre: it has the power to transform an audience, an individual, or en… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I think the problem is when people hear 'arts education,' they think, 'I don't want my son to be some painter that's… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I think the Oscar is the big money award; that means you've made it in a money sense. The Tony has always… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I always like to talk about how important space is. Art is in the spaces. Anybody can sing a note; it takes… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
People in the performing arts have a lot of other skills they don't realize they can utilize, and part of what the… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
Music, for me, is the most sacred of the arts. I say that because music communicates in a way that no other… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I'm the chairman of the board of the Actor's Fund. It's an incredible organization. It helps anybody that has made their living… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
People who are artists professionally are not artists because they want to be artists; they have to be artists. They're compelled to… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I always say it takes three weeks to know a character and three months to own it. And I think that's probably… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
One of the interesting things an artist does is they keep rediscovering things, whether it's a jazz piece or a role you've… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
Stay as connected as you can. Sometimes that means you're going to do a job that may not pay you much but may give… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share
Cabaret presents different challenges, as it is all on me. I love having the freedom to say anything you want - do anything you… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share
I love doing theater. It's what I grew up in and is my roots. I get a huge fulfillment from it. But if my… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share
I've always felt that my career was in wiser hands than mine. Whatever, in its good time, is supposed to happen will happen. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share
I started out on the stage, then I had a great career in television for quite a few years. The good news about a… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share
My favorite music is jazz, actually. It's what I listen to, it's what I was raised on, and it's what I prefer to sing. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share
I always say it takes three weeks to know a character and three months to own it. And I think that's probably true of… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share
Oddly enough, I almost never listen to show tunes. But there are some shows I love, like Adam Guettel's 'Floyd Collins.' — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share
I kind of feel the career chose me. My motto has always been, 'Go where I'm wanted.' — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share
I'm one of the few lucky actors in the world. I've never waited tables. I never pumped gas. I've always earned a living. I… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share
Through most of my life, music has been like a radio that plays and plays in my head. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share
