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> [It is true that as people, we tend to remember only the positive. With time, the grim details fade away, and as a species we survive on this notion. In our desire to gloss over the undeniable macabre parts of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/it-is-true-that-as-people-we-tend-to-remember-only-the-positive-with/)

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## More by Colman Domingo

> [My brothers and sister and me grew up making fun of each other, the way we'd speak or move. When we get together, everyone's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/my-brothers-and-sister-and-me-grew-up-making-fun-of-each-other-the/)

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> [My mother sent me to speech classes, but the other kids still teased me. I was shy. I stooped. Instead of talking, I kept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/my-mother-sent-me-to-speech-classes-but-the-other-kids-still-teased/)

[Colman Domingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colman-domingo/)

> [I'll watch things on OWN like 'Belief,' which is about faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/i-ll-watch-things-on-own-like-belief-which-is-about-faith/)

[Colman Domingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colman-domingo/)

> [I know how to lead a room, but I also know how to take direction and be a contributor as an artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/i-know-how-to-lead-a-room-but-i-also-know-how-to-take-direction-and/)

[Colman Domingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colman-domingo/)

> [I have been constantly shaping and reshaping my career. I laid a foundation by doing respectful work in all media. And I am happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/i-have-been-constantly-shaping-and-reshaping-my-career-i-laid-a/)

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> [Being on a show like 'Fear the Walking Dead,' I started to learn more about camera work, learn more about the way the crew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/being-on-a-show-like-fear-the-walking-dead-i-started-to-learn-more/)

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> [I can't fall apart every time I mention that my mother's gone. I actually laugh about stories or things or situations. Of course there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/i-can-t-fall-apart-every-time-i-mention-that-my-mother-s-gone-i/)

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> [I missed my entrance in a production of 'Blade to the Heat' at Thick Description in San Francisco. I came into the scene very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/i-missed-my-entrance-in-a-production-of-blade-to-the-heat-at-thick/)

[Colman Domingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colman-domingo/)

> [I'm always watching old episodes of 'The Golden Girls' or 'The Simpsons.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/i-m-always-watching-old-episodes-of-the-golden-girls-or-the-simpsons/)

[Colman Domingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colman-domingo/)

> [Doing multiple character work is athletic in every way - vocally, physically, spiritually, and mentally. With a show like 'Passing Strange,' I usually lose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/doing-multiple-character-work-is-athletic-in-every-way-vocally/)

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> [I think comedy and satire are the strongest ways to deal with very serious themes and very painful themes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/i-think-comedy-and-satire-are-the-strongest-ways-to-deal-with-very/)

[Colman Domingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colman-domingo/)

> [When I first moved to New York, I had some colleagues who said I should be my straightest self - whatever that means -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/when-i-first-moved-to-new-york-i-had-some-colleagues-who-said-i/)

[Colman Domingo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colman-domingo/)

> [Out of all of the things I've written, 'Dot' was the quickest from first thoughts to full production.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/out-of-all-of-the-things-i-ve-written-dot-was-the-quickest-from-first/)

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> [It's an experience I'd like to add to the chorus, that these blue-collar, macho men, like my older brother, had the capacity to say:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/it-s-an-experience-i-d-like-to-add-to-the-chorus-that-these-blue/)

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> [I believe, with the media, you must answer every question in some way. And in very, very, touchy situations, we must answer every question…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colman-domingo/i-believe-with-the-media-you-must-answer-every-question-in-some-way/)

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