“the elite of our people” had, in his quiet way, escaped slavery. In 1841 Joseph Willson, dentist, of Philadelphia, published Sketches of the Higher Classes of Colored Society. He used the pseudonym” — Margo Jefferson Copy Share Image
No one expects a Broadway musical comedy to be in the vanguard of what is bohemian, raunchy, folkloric, academic or aggressively experimental. That is… — Margo Jefferson Copy Share Image
Depression is so treacherous - it can be so alluring as well as punishing. After all, it's yours and yours alone - no one… — Margo Jefferson Copy Share Image
“You are a single woman; you intend to remain one. You’ve acquired enough sexual experience to feel you belong to your times. You do… — Margo Jefferson Copy Share Image
The world I grew up in had both a literal and mythological quality. We were on the borders of several worlds - the larger… — Margo Jefferson Copy Share Image
Creativity isn't far away, or outside of you. It's an inner movement, a heart-shift, a joy making its way out of your throat or… — Margo Jefferson Copy Share Image
“the elite of our people” had, in his quiet way, escaped slavery. In 1841 Joseph Willson, dentist, of Philadelphia, published Sketches of the Higher… — Margo Jefferson Copy Share Image
I think the most harmful belief passed on to me - not always directly - was the belief that whatever I did as a… — Margo Jefferson Copy Share Image
We talk about how we think, believe, suspect Michael Jackson treats children. We don't talk about how WE treat child stars. Child stars are… — Margo Jefferson Copy Share Image
Depression isn't the almighty ruler of your destiny. Even its familiar traits - grief, anger, despair - you find that you can use in… — Margo Jefferson Copy Share Image
For better or worse, there is not a situation in one's daily life that does not have feminist subtext, superstructure, implications and one is… — Margo Jefferson Copy Share Image
The theater let me dramatize inner struggles, the push-pull between the inner life and the world, the various selves I presented according to what… — Margo Jefferson Copy Share Image
